23.09.2008 Krychau: no equal conditions for campaigning

Siarhei Niarouny editor of Volny Horad newspaper and candidate in Krychau district # 83, thinks there is no equality in conditions for campaigning.

“There is no equality among candidates, -- Siarhei Niarouny says. – Pro-governmental candidate Belkina is taken to different enterprises and institutions during work time, where she speaks to the staff. No one is organizing such meetings for me. On September 12th I was visited by Alexander Milinkevich and I tried to receive a meeting room for meeting voters. However, the district election commission did not help me, and I had to hold the meeting in the open air.”

23.09.2008 Ramanchuk’s team cannot receive data

In violation of the election legislation, which demands the elections to be open and transparent representatives of precinct election commissions of Hrodna-Paunochnaya district refuse to provide information to agents of candidate Yaraslau Ramanchuk.

23.09.2008 Homel: Precinct commissions do not register observers

Precinct election commission # 13 in Homel-Savetskaya district refused to register Leanid Udavichenkau as an observer. Vasil Ptashnikau was denied registration as an observer in precinct # 4 of Homel-Centralnaya district. Both were nominated by BPF party. The reason for the denial was lack of the stamp on the nominating documents, although, according to the Party Statute, structural units of BPF do not have stamps at all.

23.09.2008 Mahiliou: Ales Silkou’s campaign materials torn down at the gates of Elektrarukhavik plant

“Vital Makaranka, member of my initiative group, posted my campaign poster at the gates of Elektrarukhavik plant, -- candidate Ales Silkou says. – when he came to the plant gates again he noticed that the poster was not there. Instead, there were campaign materials for the pro-governmental candidate Yushkevich hanging on its place”.

23.09.2008 Maladechna: Rayon executive committee promotes candidate

Observers found out, last week deputy chair of Maladechna rayon executive committee Yafim Idelchyk gathered meetings of business representatives. Besides discussion of the issues on the agenda, he promoted official candidate Mikalai Zhhun (Maladechna city district # 70). Mikalai Zhhun is director of Maladechna Polytechnical college. He has two opponents in his district: UCP member Alexander Shumkevich and individual entrepreneur Ivan Mishyn.