News for 2 Nov 2010

Representatives of non-existent commissions keep walking in Svetlahorsk

02.11.2010 Representatives of non-existent commissions keep walking in Svetlahorsk

The case of the ‘representative’ of the precinct election commission, which was reported earlier, is not the only one in Svetlahorsk (Homel region). The women who visit people’s apartments and verify the lists of electors introduce themselves as members of precinct election commissions. Meanwhile, the commission hasn’t been formed yet.

Central Election Commission rebukes lawbreakers, but without any legal consequences

02.11.2010 Central Election Commission rebukes lawbreakers, but without any legal consequences

The CEC believes that making school teachers and kindergarten educators collect signatures for nomination of presidential candidate Aliaksandr Lukashenka during working hours is completely legal, even if they are not members of his campaign team. This conclusion can be drawn from the response of the Chairperson of the Central Commission Lidziya Yarmoshyna to the complaint of the human rights defender Valiantsin Stefanovich concerning the discovery of ‘the schedule of participation in the picket near the Serabranka market at 14 October 2010’ by journalists of the European Radio for Belarus.

Central Election Commission ‘lost’ signatures collected for Uladzimir Niakliayeu in Vitsebsk region

02.11.2010 Central Election Commission ‘lost’ signatures collected for Uladzimir Niakliayeu in Vitsebsk region

During a press conference the Central Election Commission stated that no signatures were collected in the Vitsebsk region for the nomination of Uladzimir Niakliayeu. The local activists refuted this by contacting the regional election commission. The Commission Chairman Viachaslau Krukovski confirmed that it had handed over 32,005 signatures. Nevertheless, the bug hasn’t been fixed at the CEC website.

Vitsebsk: ex-pretender for president dismissed from work

02.11.2010 Vitsebsk: ex-pretender for president dismissed from work

Siarhei Ryzhou is dismissed from the position of the head of the foreign economic relations department of the fruit and vegetable combine Nouka. He states that he started receiving warnings about the dismissal after the registration of his campaign team, and his statement about withdrawal from the election on 21 October didn’t influence the situation.

Babruisk: member of Belarusian Helsinki Committee files complaints to city authorities and Central Election Commission

02.11.2010 Babruisk: member of Belarusian Helsinki Committee files complaints to city authorities and Central Election Commission

The Babruisk member of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee Aliaksandr Leanenka filed a complaint to the CEC and the Babruisk City Executive Committee in connection with the refusal to let him observe the formation of election commissions in the Leninski district.

Vitsebsk region: opposition parties nominate candidates for precinct commissions

02.11.2010 Vitsebsk region: opposition parties nominate candidates for precinct commissions

According to information of the Chairperson of the Vitsebsk regional organization of the Belarusian Popular Front Party, Kanstantsin Smolikau, the party structure delegated 24 representatives for work in the precinct election commissions of Vitsebsk and 1 – in the town of Haradok.

Brest region: members of political parties constitute only 2% of candidates for precinct election commissions

02.11.2010 Brest region: members of political parties constitute only 2% of candidates for precinct election commissions

Almost a half of candidates for the precinct election commissions of the Brest region were nominated by collection of electors’ signatures, while political parties nominated just 2% of pretenders.

Mahiliou: was there a real sitting for formation of precinct commissions in Leninski district?

02.11.2010 Mahiliou: was there a real sitting for formation of precinct commissions in Leninski district?

This question is asked not only by the human rights activist Aliaksei Kolchyn, but by a number of democratic activists, who were nominated to the precinct election commissions of Leninski district.

Babruisk: observers aren’t admitted to sittings on formation of precinct election commissions

02.11.2010 Babruisk: observers aren’t admitted to sittings on formation of precinct election commissions

The Belarusian Helsinki Committee received an answer from the Leninski District Executive Committee of Babruisk to its request to admit observers to the sitting at which the precinct election commissions were formed.

Homel: regional organization of United Civil Party nominates 122 representatives to precinct election commissions

02.11.2010 Homel: regional organization of United Civil Party nominates 122 representatives to precinct election commissions

The Homel regional organization of the United Civil Party decided to nominate 122 representatives to the precinct election commissions (71 of them – in the city of Homel).

Salihorsk: electoral measures are closed for observers

02.11.2010 Salihorsk: electoral measures are closed for observers

On 12 October the member of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee Leanid Markhotka addressed the Chairperson of the Salihorsk District Executive Committeee the request to be invited to the events standing in the schedule of organizational and ideological provision of the election. On 28 October he received an answer.

Brest: police had to offer apologies to collector of signatures

02.11.2010 Brest: police had to offer apologies to collector of signatures

We learned about the details of an incident that took place during one of the last days of collection of signatures in support of nomination of candidates for president of Belarus. The member of Uladzimir Niakliayeu’s campaign team Dzmitry Lazarenkau collected signatures in the Kavaliova suburb. He was met by an extremely irritated woman in house #12 in Valhahradskaya Street. She said that she was an adherent of Lukashenka and decided to call the police in order to prevent him from collecting signatures in the house.

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