Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Aleksandr Lukashenko (since 20 July 1994)

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Roman GOLOVCHENKO (since 4 June 2020)

• Assembly: bicameral National Assembly (Нацыянальны сход) with a 64-seat Council of the Republic (Савет Рэспублікі) and a 110-seat Chamber of Representatives (Палата Прадстаўнікоў)

Description of electoral system:

• The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds. The President may serve up to two 5-year terms.
• The Prime Minister is nominated by the President and confirmed by the National Assembly.
• In the Council of the Republic, 56 members are indirectly elected by regional councils and 8 members are appointed by the President. All members serve 5-year terms.
• In the Chamber of Representatives, all 110 members are directly elected from single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds. All members serve 5-year terms.