§ Article 56(untitled)

alling elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus and deputies
 Elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus are called by the House of
Representatives no later than five months in advance and are held on Sunday no later than two
months before the expiration of the term of office of the previous President.
 If the position of the President is vacant, elections are held no earlier than 30 days and no
later than 70 days from the date the vacancy opens. At the same time, shortened deadlines for
holding election events are established by the Central Commission.
 Elections to the House of Representatives and local Councils of Deputies of a new
convocation are called by the President of the Republic of Belarus no later than three months
before the single voting day.
 Elections of deputies are held on a single voting day on the last Sunday of February of the
fifth year of powers of the Parliament of the Republic of Belarus and local Councils of Deputies.
 When dissolving the House of Representatives in cases and in the manner provided for by
the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, the President simultaneously calls elections to the
House of Representatives of a new convocation. Extraordinary elections to the House of
Representatives are held within three months from the date of early termination of the powers
of the House of Representatives of the current convocation. In the event of the dissolution of
the House of Representatives, the newly elected composition of the House of Representatives
shall exercise its powers until the beginning of the powers of the House of Representatives
elected on a single voting day.
 In the event of the dissolution of the local Council of Deputies, elections to this local Council
of Deputies are called by the President of the Republic of Belarus no later than one month from
the date of its dissolution and are carried out in compliance with the requirements of this Code.
In the event of the dissolution of the local Council of Deputies, the newly elected composition
of this Council of Deputies shall exercise its powers until the beginning of the powers of the
local Council of Deputies elected on a single voting day.
 The message about election day is made public (published) in the media and posted on the
official website of the Central Commission on the Internet the next day after the election is
called.