Presidential Administration of Belarus

Administration of the President of the Republic of Belarus

Администрация Президента Республики Беларусь
The office of the Presidential Administration of Belarus in Minsk
Agency overview
Formed	1994
Headquarters	Belarus, Minsk, 43 Kirova Street
Agency executive	Natalya Kochanova , Administration Head
Website	http://president.gov.by/

The Administration of the President of the Republic of Belarus (Russian: Администрация Президента Республики Беларусь, Belarusian: Адміністрацыя Прэзідэнта Рэспублікі Беларусь) is a state administration body of Belarus that supervises the implementation of the resolutions of the President of the Republic of Belarus.

The Presidential Administration has been created following a constitutional reform and the first presidential election in Belarus held in 1994. Alexander Lukashenko has been occupying the post as President of Belarus ever since. He has been accused of installing an authoritarian regime in Belarus. No other presidential elections in the country have been considered free and fair by the United States and the European Union.

The Administration of the President plays a key role in the Belarusian authoritarian system of state governance. The administration organizes the interaction between the President and legislative, executive and judicial bodies, local authorities, and mass media; provides analytical support to the President of Belarus. It drafts presidential decisions and legislation that is subsequently formally approved by the Parliament of Belarus.

Given the strategic importance of the Presidential Administration in the Belarusian system of power, senior officials of the administration of President Lukashenko have been accused by the United States and the European Union of orchestrating state propaganda that has been justifying political repressions and electoral fraud.