News on the topic: boycott
15.08.2008 Candidate Dzmitry Niafiodau withdraws from ‘elections’
An independent candidate for deputy Dzmitry Nyafyodau has stated his intention not to take part in the parliamentary elections because of growing pressure on members of his initiative group. He wanted to take part in the elections in Autazavodski district of Minsk, constituency #92.
01.08.2008 Sviatlana Lapitskaya withdraws her candidacy
Member of the Belarusian Popular Front party Sviatlana Lapitskaya withdrew her candidacy in the office of the Zhodzina district electoral commission and refused to register an initiative group. Lapitskaya called on everyone to express distrust to the Central Electoral Commission, the current regime and not to participate in the voting.
12.05.2008 Young Front supports boycott of the upcoming election
The underground youth organization Young Front is against participation in the so-called parliamentary election appointed on autumn by the Belarusian authorities.
08.05.2008 Coordinator of Charter’97 Zmitser Bandarenka proposes to boycott the elections
‘The regime has given up on dialogue and democratization by unleashing a real terror against political opposition and the civil society. That is why the democratic forces are to start realization of a different strategy,’ believes the coordinator of the Charter’97 Zmitser Bandarenka.
