Tatiana Karatkevich

The police tried accusing Leanid Dubanousau of being drunk during the signature collection.

Tsyareshchanka becomes the second contender after Alyaksandr Lukashenka to have collected 100 thousand signatures.

The man put down the flag of the Belarusian Social-Democratic Party (Hramada) and fled before the police arrived.

Presidential hopefuls will take part in live TV debates on October 3.

The picketers spent about an hour near the stadium.

The figure was made public by head of his nominating group Mikhail Orda.

The collection started on July 23. The best results came from the pickets in the streets, not apartment visits.

Karatkevich’s picketers collect 50 signatures in 3 hours near supermarket Centralny

Presidential contenders need signatures to become candidates. 8 initiative groups have been registered.