[12] She also revealed that she decided to run for presidency by claiming that people of Belarus have lost trust and confidence on Lukashenko's dictator rule for 26 years.

[13] On 10 August 2020, the election results were released and Hanna clinched third place among the candidates with a total valid vote count of 1.68%.

Siarhei Cherachen and Ihar Barysaǔ [be], two opposition social democratic politicians, were reportedly also invited, but they denied that they would participate.

[17] When Kanapatskaya was given a chance to speak at the assembly, the live TV broadcast was abruptly cut short a few moments into her speech.

She publicly announced that she "recognized the victory" of Lukashenko in the elections, but urged to suspend any constitutional amendment proposal until after elections are held, roll back closer integration with Russia, pleaded against the ban on "national symbols" (e.g. the White-red-white flag) and for changing the measures enacted against political detainees to not include detention.

[18] Kanapatskaya ran in the 2025 Belarusian presidential election and presented herself as the "only democratic alternative to Lukashenko" and pledged for the release of political prisoners while warning supporters against "excessive initiative".