News for November 2010
04.11.2010 Baranavichy: 5 oppositionists to work in precinct commissions
On 3 November the Baranavichy Town Executive Committee held a sitting
for forming precinct election commissions. All 66 commissions were formed
without discussion the candidacies to them.
04.11.2010 Hrodna: composition of precinct election commissions wasn’t approved by Leninski District Executive Committee
According to the observer Viktar Sazonau, the Leninski District Executive Committee (DEC) of Hrodna didn’t form the commissions, as participants of the appropriate sitting (that was directed by the DEC Chairperson Barys Fiodarau) didn’t vote for the approval of the resulting minutes of the sitting.
04.11.2010 Pinsk: 3 representatives of opposition parties included in precinct commissions
On 3 November the Pinsk Town Executive Committee held a sitting to form the precinct commissions in Pinsk. Representatives of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and representatives of opposition political parties were present there.
04.11.2010 Results of formation of precinct commissions in Orsha are concealed
One can
call the sitting of the Orsha Town Executive Committee on the formation of the
precinct election commissions a travesty of democracy. The sitting lasted for
just five minutes and was directed by the first Deputy Head of the executive
committee Mikalai Saksonau.
04.11.2010 Orsha district: formation procedure is ‘democratic’ and the opposition remains outside commissions
On 2 November the Orsha District Executive Committee held a sitting to form the precinct election commissions in the Orsha district. The sitting was attended by the representative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee Vasil Leuchankau.
04.11.2010 UN Human Rights Committee registered another complaint from Belarus
At the
end of September the UN Human Rights Committee registered the complaint of the
Vitsebsk civil activist Anatol Stambrouski under #1987/2010.
04.11.2010 Shklou: precinct commissions formed in the best traditions of Soviet Union
On 3
November the Shklou District Executive Committee held a sitting to form
precinct election commissions. The process was watched by observer Mikhail
Kucharenka.
03.11.2010 Baranavichy: Siarhei Housha filed complaint to Central Election Commission
On 2 November observer Siarhei Housha filed a complaint with the Central Election Commission concerning actions of the Baranavichy Town Territorial Election Commission (TEC).
03.11.2010 Slonim District Executive Committee prevents independent journalist from coming to its sitting
The sitting on the formation of the precinct election commissions of the Slonim District was held by the Slonim District Executive Committee at 7.50-8.20 a.m. on 3 November.
03.11.2010 Central Election Commission continues ignoring violations made by Lukashenka’s campaign team
The citizen of Aziory (the Hrodna region) Kanstantsin Dzmitryieu received an answer to his complaint to the Central Election Commission, signed by the CEC Chairperson Lidziya Yarmoshyna.
03.11.2010 Verification of signatures in support of candidates for president in Mazyr
On 2
November the Mazyr District Election Commission held a sitting to verify the
signatures that had been collected in support of nomination of candidates for
president of the Republic of Belarus. According to the commission Chairperson
Mikhail Pashynski, the commission received signatures in support of 7
candidates.
03.11.2010 Brest region: websites of district election commissions cover ‘Question to President’ instead of presidential election
According
to the vast majority of official websites, the main event these days is not the
end of collection of signatures for nomination of candidates for president and formation
of precinct election commissions, but the informational action Question to President which they
actively advertise.
03.11.2010 Barysau: what’s not prohibited… is not prescribed by law
The Barysau District Executive Committee didn’t let the observers of the Barysau town organization of the Belarusian Language Society Aleh Matskevich and Maryna Statkevich observe the sitting on formation of precinct election commissions. The refusal, signed by the committee Chairperson Uladzimir Miranovich, reads: ‘Articles 13 and 34 of the Electoral Code don’t provide observers with the right to observe the procedure of the formation of precinct election commissions. In the view of the aforesaid we have to refuse in granting Your request.’
03.11.2010 Hrodna district: precinct commissions defined by sterility
It took the Hrodna
District Executive Committee just 7 minutes (!) to form 40 precinct election commissions in the Hrodno district.
According to the ‘established tradition’, the lists of
the commissions’ members weren’t read and the candidacies weren’t discussed. Among
the persons who were included in the commissions there are 26 representatives
of the ‘state NGO’ Belaya Rus, 24
representatives of the pro-governmental Belarusian Republican Youth Union
(BRSM), 37 representatives of the Belarusian Union of Women, 101 nominees of
state trade unions, 4 representatives of collectives of institutions and enterprises
and 280 persons nominated by collecting electors’ signatures. The sitting was
attended by the observers Uladzimir Khilmanovich and Mikola Voran.
03.11.2010 Mahiliou: democrats not included in precinct commissions of Kastrychnitski district
On 2 November the Kastrychnitski District Executive Committee held a sitting to form the precinct election commissions on the territory of the district. The United Civil Party, the Belarusian Leftist Party Fair World, the NGO BPF Adradzhenne and the Mahiliou Human Rights Center nominated 33 representatives to the commissions, but none of them were included in them.
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