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Belarus parliament decides Oct. 11 as next presidential election date

Xinhua, July 1, 2015 Adjust font size:

Belarusian Parliament on Tuesday has decided Oct. 11 as the next presidential election date.

The decision was made by the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus (Lower house of parliament).

The Belarusian Central Election Commission earlier proposed holding the presidential elections on Oct. 11, 2015. Before that, Nov. 15 had been named as the most likely date.

The current term in office of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will expire on Jan. 21, 2016. Endite