Appointment of Elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus and of Deputies Elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus shall be appointed by the Chamber of Representatives not later than five months before and shall be held on Sunday not later than two months before expiration of term of office of the previous President.
If the position of the President turned to be vacant, elections shall be held not earlier than 30 days and not later than 70 days after the day the vacancy appeared. In such case, a shorter time period for holding of pre-election campaign shall be established by the Central Commission.
Elections to the Chamber of Representatives of a new convocation shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Belarus not later than four months and shall be held on Sunday not later than 30 days before expiration of the term of office of the Chamber of Representatives of the current convocation.
In case of dissolution of the Chamber of Representatives as provided by the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, the President shall simultaneously appoint elections for the Chamber of Representatives of the new convocation. Extraordinary elections of the Chamber of Representatives shall be held within three months from the day of early termination of powers of the Chamber of Representatives of the current convocation.
Elections to local Councils of Deputies of a new convocation shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Belarus not later than four months and shall be held not later than 30 days before expiration of the powers of the local Councils of Deputies of the current convocation. Elections to all local Councils of Deputies shall be held at the same time.
In case of dissolution of a local Council of Deputies, elections to this local Council of Deputies shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Belarus not later than one month after the day of its dissolution and shall be held observing the requirements of this Code.
Information about the day of elections shall be made public in mass media on the following day after the day of appointment of elections.
