Siarhei Cherachen

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Uladzimiravich and the family name is Cherachen.
For the 2020 Belarusian presidential candidate, see 2020 Belarusian presidential election.
Siarhei Cherachen
Born (1985-05-08) 8 May 1985 (age 39)
Krychaw, Mogilev Region, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
(now Belarus)
NationalityBelarusian
Alma materBelarusian State University
Occupation(s)politician, entrepreneur
Years active2004 – present
Known forPresidential candidate in the 2020 Belarusian presidential election
OfficeChairman of the Belarusian Social Democratic Assembly
Term2018 – present
Political partyCommunist Party of Belarus (2016 – 2018)
Belarusian Social Democratic Assembly (2018 – present)

Siarhei Uladzimiravich Cherachen (Belarusian: Сярге́й Уладзі́міравіч Чэ́рачэнь, also known as Sergey Vladimirovich Cherechen Russian: Сергей Владимирович Черечень; born 8 May 1985) is a Belarusian businessman, politician and candidate in the 2020 Belarusian presidential election.[1] He is the current chairman of the Belarusian Social Democratic Assembly.[2]

Biography

Cherachen was born on 8 May 1985 in the late Soviet era in Krychaw, Mogilev. He grew up and raised up in Mogilev where he also completed his primary and secondary education.[3]

Career

He graduated from the Belarusian State University in the field of informatics and radio electronics. After his graduation, he pursued his career in business and later joined the mainstream politics. In 2018, he became chairman of the Hramada, succeeding Stanislav Shushkevich.[4]

2020 presidential election

On 12 January 2020, he was nominated as a presidential candidate from the party for the 2020 Belarusian presidential election.[5][6]

On 10 August 2020, the election results were released and Cherachen received the fewest votes among the five candidates, with a total valid vote count of 1.15%.[7][8][9]

2025 presidential election

Cherachen announced that he will run for presidency in the next election in 2025.[10][needs update]

References

  1. ^ "Another opposition candidate's campaign chief arrested just days before end of presidential elections in Belarus". meduza.io. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Станіслава Шушкевіча на пасадзе кіраўніка БСДГ змяніў бізнэсмен Сяргей Чарачэнь" [Stanislav Shukhevich is succeeded as BSDA chairman by Siarhei Charachen]. Наша Ніва (Naša Niva) (in Belarusian). 3 November 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. ^ "ЦИК зарегистрировал Черечня кандидатом в президенты Белоруссии". RIA News. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Сергей Черечень рассказал, зачем собирается на президентские выборы 2025 года". Zerkalo. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  5. ^ "An election in Belarus: How the West could support a marginalised opposition". ECFR. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  6. ^ Свабода, Радыё (22 May 2020). "Пераемнік Шушкевіча будзе вылучацца кандыдатам у прэзыдэнты". Радыё Свабода (in Belarusian). Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Протесты после президентских выборов в Белоруссии. Главное". РБК (in Russian). Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Выборы Президента Республики Беларусь 9 августа 2020". vybary2020.by. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Belarus presidential election results August 2020". Statista. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Черечень готов выдвинуть свою кандидатуру на следующих президентских выборах". Euroradio FM. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.