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H.E. Lidia Ermoshina, Chairperson, The Central Commission of The
Republic of Belarus on Elections & Holding Republican Refrenda

part i part ii
CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM

1. Country Name LEGISLATURE
Belarus
1. Structure of National Legislature
2. Official Name Bicameral
Respublika Belarus (Republic of Belarus)
2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
3. Government Council of the Republic - The upper house House
Republic, Presidential system of Representatives - The lower house

4. Head of the Government 3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
Prime Minister – Syarhey Rumas nominated
56 members of the Soviet Respubliki (Council of
5. Head of the State the Republic) are elected by regional governing
President – Alexander Lukashenko councils while 8 members are appointed by the
president. 110 members of the Palata Predstavi-
6. Capital teley (Chamber of Representatives) are elected by
Minsk
absolute majority vote
7. Currency 4. Popular House
Albanian lek
Palata Predstaviteley
8. Ethnic Groups (with %age population) 5. Type of Electoral System
Belarusian 83.7%, Russian 8.3%, Polish 3.1%, Two-round system
Ukrainian 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.9% (2009
est.) part iii

9. Date of Independence and from which Country ELECtorAL sYstEM
25 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
10. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution (A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy
Adopted in 1994
1. Name of the EMB(S)
11. Language (s) The Central Commission of The Republic of Belar-
Russian (official) 70.2%, Belarusian (official) 23.4% us on Elections & Holding Republican Refrenda

12. Literacy Levels 2. Website Address
99.7% http://rec.gov.by

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