On the main day of the presidential election in Belarus, President Alexander Lukashenko casts his ballot and answers questions from journalists in Minsk on Sunday, January 26th.

A total of 5,325 polling stations have been opened across the country. Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party Oleg Gaidukevich, individual entrepreneur Anna Kanopatskaya, acting President Alexander Lukashenko, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party Sergei Syrankov and Chairman of the Republican Party of Labor and Justice Alexander Khizhnyak are the presidential candidates.

Early voting is taking place in all regions from January 21 to January 25.