Electoral system for the president

81: The President shall be elected directly by the people of the Republic of Belarus for a term of office of five years on the basis of universal, free, equal, direct suffrage by secret ballot.

82: The elections shall be deemed to have taken place if over half of the citizens of the Republic of Belarus on the electoral roll have taken part in the voting. The President shall be deemed elected if over half of the citizens of the Republic of Belarus who took part in the voting voted for him. If none of the candidates gets the required number of votes, a second round of voting between the two candidates who have obtained the largest number of votes shall be conducted within two weeks. The presidential candidate who obtains more than half of the votes of those who took part in the second voting shall be deemed elected. The procedure of holding presidential elections shall be determined by the law of the Republic of Belarus.