During the previous Belarusian presidential elections, I was live-blogging in English, reporting on any political developments which I thought were of value. The new elections will be held on December 19th, 2010. This date means one thing - authorities don’t even consider having a runoff. Who would participate in the second round on January 2? Come on…

I promise to write once in a while about the upcoming election, too. However, I wouldn’t expect much from it, regardless of all the Russian media hype. Check back to learn why.