Bielorussia Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Minsk
coordinate geografiche: 53 54 N, 27 34 E
differenza di tempo: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Indipendenza

25 Agosto 1991 (from Soviet Union)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 3 Luglio (1944); note - 3 Luglio 1944 was the date Minsk was liberated from German troops, 25 Agosto 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union

Costituzione

15 Marzo 1994; revised by national referendum of 24 Novembre 1996 giving the presidency greatly expanded powers and became effective 27 Novembre 1996; revised again 17 Ottobre 2004 removing presidential term limits

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Aleksandr LUKASHENKO (da allora 20 July 1994)
capo di governo: Prime Minister Sergey SIDORSKIY (da allora 19 December 2003); First Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir SEMASHKO (da allora December 2003)
cabinet: Council of Ministers
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; first election took place 23 June and 10 July 1994; according to the 1994 constitution, the next election should have been held in 1999, however, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO extended his term to 2001 via a November 1996 referendum; subsequent election held 9 September 2001; an October 2004 referendum ended presidential term limits and allowed the president to run in a third election, which was held on 19 March 2006; prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president
election results: Aleksandr LUKASHENKO reelected president; percent of vote - Aleksandr LUKASHENKO 82.6%, Aleksandr MILINKEVICH 6%, Aleksandr KOZULIN 2.3%; note - election marred by electoral fraud