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Article 80
 

Second Round of Voting

 

If none of the candidates for the position of the President of the Republic of Belarus received the required number of votes, then, not later than within a two-week period, on decision of the Central Commission, a second round of voting shall be held on the two candidates who received the greater number of votes of the electors. Information on the holding of a second round of voting shall be published in the press and made public in other mass media on the next day after the appointment of the second round of voting. The second round of voting shall be held observing the requirements of this Code.

 

Elections in the second round of voting shall be acknowledged as having taken place if voting has been attended by more than half of the electors included into the list of citizens who have the right to take part in the elections. Elected shall be the candidate for the position of the President of the Republic of Belarus who received in the second round of voting more than half of the votes of the electors who took part in the voting.

 

If one of the candidates for the position of the President of the Republic of Belarus included into the ballot paper in the second round of voting has withdrawn his candidature, the second round of voting shall be held on one candidature. In such case, the candidate for the position of the President of the Republic of Belarus shall also be acknowledged as elected if he received more than half of the votes of electors who took part in the voting.