Voting in Belarus’ constitutional referendum has begun on Sunday at 8 a.m. local time (GMT0500).
Over 6.8 million people are eligible to vote in the referendum for amendments and additions to the country’s constitution. The voting will end at 8 p.m. local time (1700GMT).
Ten days after the final results are announced, these amendments and additions will become an integral part of the constitution.
People who are not able to participate in the referendum on Sunday cast their votes earlier in the separately opened ballot boxes from Feb. 22. The Belarusian Central Election Committee announced that the turnout for early voting was 42.93%.
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