Vadim Tarasov

Versions of names: Вадим Тарасов
Russia

Vadim Tarasov is from Russia and is on the CIS Observer Mission.

Corresponding elections

Presidential Election Belarus 2025
In the presidential election held in Belarus on January 26, 2025, incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko secured his seventh term with over 87% of the vote. The election was widely criticized by international observers and opposition figures, who labeled it a sham due to the lack of genuine competition and suppression of dissent. The EPDE has exposed how over 90 politically biased “observers” who were deployed to whitewash this fraudulent election. The Lukashenka regime, notorious for systematic human rights abuses and repression of civil society, manufactured international legitimacy by inviting hand-picked “observers”—many with direct ties to authoritarian regimes, Kremlin-linked disinformation networks, or criminal investigations in their home countries.

Missions

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Institutional affiliation to the CIS Observer Mission


This quote, taken from the Belarusian state media outlet, Belta, and published on January 26, 2025. It emphasizes the well-organized election process and high voter turnout. It suggests that the voters trust the government and support the country's sovereignty, implying strong backing for the current authorities and the direction of Belarus.

"We have already visited more than ten polling stations. The election process is organized at the highest level. A holiday has been created for the people. [...] They themselves came up to us and told us why they were making this or that choice. And they are all for a sovereign Belarus. [...] The high turnout at the elections only shows that people trust the authorities and want to independently determine the country's course. [...]" [Translated from Russian]

https://belta.by/regions/view/ljudi-hotjat-samostojatelno-opredeljat-kurs-strany-nabljudatel-ot-sng-v-gomele-o-javke-izbiratelej-691579-2025/ (2025-03-11)