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Belarus

Belarusian Presidential Hopefuls End Signature-Collecting Campaign

Symbols of the opposition on display at a 16 January rally (file photo) (Courtesy Photo)

PRAGUE, 27 January 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Today is the final day for presidential hopefuls in Belarus to collect the 100,000 signatures they need in order to register for presidential elections to be held on 19 March.

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January 27, 2006

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.

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