Director General of Belarusian Potassium Company actively promoted by authorities
On 29 August representatives of the district
executive committees and the Presidiums of the district councils of Bialynihy,
Kruhliany and Shklou held joint sittings
The candidacy of the head of the Belarusian Potassium Company Valery Ivanou was
unanimously nominated for the upcoming parliamentary election at all three
sittings.
During the sitting of the Bialynichy District Executive Committee and the
Presidium of the Bialynichy District Council the deputy head of the Bialynichy
DEC on ideology Nadzeya Serykava stated that Valery Ivanou was “well-known in
Bialynichy. he earned the trust and respect of the district dwellers, as far as
he has actively facilitated the resolving of their problems, honestly defended
their rights and interests, is not afraid of difficulties and is always present
where the situation is not simple.”
The deputy head of the Belarusian Popular Front Party Ryhor Kastusiou, who was
the rival of the-then head of the Shklou District Executive Committee Valery
Ivanou at the parliamentary election-2008, is not that optimistic:
“This is not an election, it is just another profanation. Valery Ivanou moved
to Minsk long ago and comes to his electoral constituency very seldom. What has
happened is just the appointment of another official to another seat. What MP
can he be if he doesn't live in the constituency where he runs?”
Bear in mind that during the parliamentary election-2008 a member of
constituency election commission #90 Piatro Mihurski (nominated by the BPF)
disclosed numerous violations. In particular, precinct election commissions
passed to the constituency election commission unfilled blanks of resulting
protocols, signed by all members of the commissions. The blanks that concerned
Haradzets and Aleksandryia were demonstrated to journalists and international
observers.
In the second half of August the member of the Chamber of Representatives of
the Fourth Convocation Valery Ivanou held one of the last receptions of
electors in the Kruhliany district. According to the state-owned district
newspaper “Selskaye Zhyttsio” (#64 of 22 August), Ivanou presented computers to
the head of the Kruhliany District Executive Committee A. Dutsko and his
personal aide A. Beliankin to express his gratitude for assistance in the
implementation of his duties as MP.
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