Homel: minimal number of opposition activists included in precinct commissions
1,114 precinct election
commissions (PECs) were established in the Homel region. The total number of
their members exceeds 10,000.
The Homel regional organization of the United Civil Party nominated 121
representatives to the PECs, but just 14 (11%) of them were included, the
Belarusian Leftist Party Fair World nominated
82 representatives, but just 17 (about 20%) were included in the commissions.
The Belarusian Popular Front Party proposed 26 candidates, but just 1 was
included. The pro-governmental Communist Party of Belarus nominated 111
persons, and more than a half of them – 66, became members of the commissions.
The Belarusian Union of Women nominated 348 people, 98 (or 28%) of whom were
included in the commissions. The total number of women in the PECs exceeds 70%.
There are also more than 1,900 representatives of the Federation of Trade
Unions, 458 members of Belaya Rus,
487 representatives of the Belarusian Republican Youth Union (BRSM) and 363
representatives of veterans’ organizations in the PECs.
According to the official information, the share of state officials is just
about 5%. However, as we have written many times already, state officials often
disguise themselves as public activists and are nominated as members of the
Federation of Trade Unions, the Belarusian Union of Women or Belaya Rus. In addition, the state
officials have their own trade union – the trade union of workers of state
enterprises.
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