Belarusian Presidential Hopefuls End Signature-Collecting Campaign
January 27, 2006
Symbols of the opposition on display at a 16 January rally (file photo) (Courtesy Photo)
District election commissions will now start checking the signatures before registering the candidates.
A number of contenders will be trying to unseat President Alyaksandr Lukashenka in the election, but most democratic opposition parties have thrown their support behind Alyaksandr Milinkevich.