{"id":111912,"date":"2024-10-30T20:51:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T17:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/111912\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"another-lukasenka-stalwart-submits-presidential-bid","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/111912\/","title":{"rendered":"Another \u0141uka\u0161enka stalwart submits presidential bid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chemodanova_cik.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chemodanova_cik.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chemodanova_cik-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chemodanova_cik-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chemodanova_cik-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chemodanova_cik-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Central election commission)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 30, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Volha \u010camadanava, ideology head at the Minsk City Executive Committee, has submitted her application to collect ballot-access signatures, the central election commission reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u010camadanava, known as a staunch Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka supporter and interior ministry\u2019s spokeswoman from 2018 to 2021, chairs the Minsk city branch of the pro-government Belarusian Union of Women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During her tenure at the interior ministry, \u010camadanava supported the political crackdown on regime critics in 2020 and promoted so-called confession videos where arrested protesters were forced to admit to committing offenses and criticizing the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier today, the central election commission also received applications from Aleh Hajdukievi\u010d and Alaksandar Chi\u017eniak, leaders of pro-government parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday, it registered the initiative group that will collect ballot-access signatures for \u0141uka\u0161enka, rejecting the applications from Alaksandr Drazdo\u016d and Jura\u015b Hubarevi\u010d, an exiled opposition politician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus will hold its seventh presidential election from January 21 to 26, with the whole election cycle limited to just three months. The previous 2020 presidential race was marred by police brutality against peaceful protesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The country has not held a single free and fair election since 1996 by the standards of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gajdukevich_ldpb_belarus1_1128x752-1-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gajdukevich_ldpb_belarus1_1128x752-1-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gajdukevich_ldpb_belarus1_1128x752-1-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gajdukevich_ldpb_belarus1_1128x752-1-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gajdukevich_ldpb_belarus1_1128x752-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gajdukevich_ldpb_belarus1_1128x752-1.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u0412\u044b\u0431\u043e\u0440\u044b<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u0412\u044b\u0431\u043e\u0440\u044b, \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Two \u0141uka\u0161enka supporters submit presidential bids<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">October 30, Pozirk. The central election commission (CEC) has received applications to collect ballot-access signatures for Aleh Hajdukievi\u010d and Alaksandar Chi\u017eniak, its press office reports. Hajdukievi\u010d, leader of the pro-government Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is already electioneering for Alaksadar \u0141uka\u0161enka. &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/111870\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 30, Pozirk. Volha \u010camadanava, ideology head at the Minsk City Executive Committee, has submitted her application to collect ballot-access signatures, the central election commission reported. \u010camadanava, known as a staunch Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka supporter and interior ministry\u2019s spokeswoman from 2018 to 2021, chairs the Minsk city branch of the pro-government Belarusian Union of Women. During [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":111892,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-111912","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Another \u0141uka\u0161enka stalwart submits presidential bid | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"October 30, Pozirk. 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