The study addresses the gap in Belarusian electoral geography research, particularly after the 2020 2025 reforms that reduced political parties from 15 to 4 and intensified power centralization.;To identify spatial patterns of electoral processes at the first-level administrative-territorial units (ATUs) during the 2020-2025 electoral cycle.;GIS analysis (QGIS 3.40) of Belarus CEC data on the 2024-2025 elections, using choropleth maps and cartodiagrams to visualize turnout, candidate support, anadeputies’ party affiliation.;Confirmed a “Northwest-Southeast” divide: Southeast ATUs (Gomel, Mogilev regions) form the core of support for A.G. Lukashenko (correlation between turnout increase and his votes > 90%), while Minsk and Northwestern regions show absenteeism and protest voting (“against all”). Minsk city is the most opposition-oriented region (lowest 2025 presidential turnout).;Cross-temporal analysis of electoral trends post2022 constitutional reform and 2023 legislative amendments, revealing the new factors of candidates support.
electoral geography, Republic of Belarus, spatial analysis, administrative-territorial units, voter turnout, «EastWest» divide
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