Appointment of Elections of Members of the Council of the Republic
Elections of members of the Council of the Republic of a new convocation shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Belarus not later than four months and held not later than 30 days before the expiry of the term of office of the Council of the Republic of the current convocation.
Eight members of the Council of the Republic shall be elected from each Oblast and the City of Minsk by secret ballot at the sittings of the deputies of local Councils of Deputies of the base level.
In the event of early termination of the term of office of the Council of the Republic, extra-ordinary elections, which shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Belarus, are to be held within three months of the date of the early termination of the term of office of the Chamber.
The election date shall be made public through mass media not later than three days from the date when the elections were appointed.
