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Elections in Belarus gives information on Election and election results in Belarus . Belarus elects on national level a Head Of State - the President - and a Legislature . The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly (''Nacionalnoje Sabranie'') has two Chambers . The ''' House Of Representatives ''' (''Palata Predstaviteley'') has 110 members elected in single-seat Constituencies elected for a four year term. The ''' Council Of The Republic ''' (''Soviet Respubliki'') has 64 members, 56 members indirectly elected and 8 members appointed by a Head Of State - the President - . Belarus is a state in which the president dominates. Parties that support a Head Of State - the President - have a chance at elections. Opposition Parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. The 13-17 October 2004 elections, according to the OSCE /ODIHR Election Observation Mission {Link without Title} , fell significantly short of OSCE commitments. Universal principles and constitutionally guaranteed rights of expression, association and assembly were seriously challenged, calling into question the Belarusian authorities’ willingness to respect the concept of political competition on a basis of equal treatment. According to this mission principles of an inclusive democratic process, whereby citizens have the right to seek political office without discrimination, candidates to present their views without obstruction, and voters to learn about them and discuss them freely, were largely ignored. Latest presidential and parliamentary elections See also External links
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