Siarhei Cherachen


Siarhei Uladzimiravich Cherachen is a Belarusian businessman, politician and candidate in the 2020 Belarusian presidential election. He is the current chairman of the Belarusian Social Democratic Assembly.

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.

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.

2020 presidential election

On 12 January 2020, he was nominated as a presidential candidate from the party for the 2020 Belarusian presidential election.
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%.

2025 presidential election

Cherachen announced that he will run for presidency in the next election in 2025.
He was unable to do so because of the new age limit for participating in the presidential election.