Belarusian presidential election, 1994
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Presidential elections were held in Belarus
on 23 June 1994, with a second round on 10 July. The result was a victory for Alexander Lukashenko
, who received 80.6% of the vote in the second round. Voter turnout was 79.0% in the first round and 70.6% in the second.
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
on 23 June 1994, with a second round on 10 July. The result was a victory for Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko has been serving as the President of Belarus since 20 July 1994. Before his career as a politician, Lukashenko worked as director of a state-owned agricultural farm. Under Lukashenko's rule, Belarus has come to be viewed as a state whose conduct is out of line...
, who received 80.6% of the vote in the second round. Voter turnout was 79.0% in the first round and 70.6% in the second.
Results
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Alexander Lukashenko Alexander Lukashenko Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko has been serving as the President of Belarus since 20 July 1994. Before his career as a politician, Lukashenko worked as director of a state-owned agricultural farm. Under Lukashenko's rule, Belarus has come to be viewed as a state whose conduct is out of line... |
Independent | 2,646,140 | 45.8 | 4,241,026 | 80.6 |
| Vyachaslau Kebich Vyachaslau Kebich Vyachaslau Frantsavich Kebich is a political figure from Belarus. He was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus, serving from 1991 until 1994, having held the equivalent office of the Byelorussian SSR since 1990. Kebich was also one of two candidates in the final running for President... |
Independent | 1,023,174 | 17.7 | 748,329 | 14.2 |
| Zyanon Paznyak | Partyja BPF | 757,195 | 13.1 | ||
| Stanislau Shushkevich | Independent | 585,143 | 10.1 | ||
| Alaksandar Dubko Alaksandar Dubko Alaksandar Dubko was the former chairman of the Hrodna Regional Executive Committee. In 1994, he was a candidate for President of Belarus. He also served in the Belarus SSR Supreme Soviet and the USSR Supreme Soviet... |
Agrarian Party | 353,119 | 6.1 | ||
| Vasil Novikau | Party of Belarusian Communists | 253,009 | 4.4 | ||
| Against all | 165,023 | 2.9 | 271,783 | 5.2 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 121,509 | – | 17,193 | – | |
| Total | 5,904,312 | 100 | 5,278,331 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
Election maps
| Lukashenko |
Kebich |
| Paznyak |
Shushkevich |