News on the topic: elections-2015
28.08.2015 Only 31 opposition representatives in precinct election commissions
The formation of precinct election commissions (PECs) was completed on August 26. "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" have counted the number of members and the percentage of opposition activists in the commissions.
28.08.2015 Part of signatures for Viktar Tsiareshchanka printed, says observer in Mahilioŭ
A portion of signature sheets submitted for the nomination of presidential contender Viktar Tsiareshchanka have been printed, instead of being handwritten, says human rights activist Aliaksei Kolchyn, who attended yesterday’s meeting of the Lieninski district election commission in Mahilioŭ.
27.08.2015 Only one representative of opposition on election commissions in Sluck
712 people have been included in the 69 precinct election commissions of Sluck district, with only one representative of the opposition.
27.08.2015 Formation of election commissions in Mahilioŭ: fast, quiet, loyal members only
The administrations of Mahilioŭ’s Lieninski and Kastryčnicki
27.08.2015 Homieĺ region: 1 in 90 representatives of Fair World wins seat on precinct election commissions
The Left Party "Fair World" nominated 90 people to the precinct election commissions of the Homieĺ region: in Homieĺ, Zhlobin, Žlobin, Mazyr, Kalinkavičy, Rahačoŭ, Buda-Kašaliova and Svietlahorsk. However, only one nomination was approved: Halina Hutsko was included in the election commission in Mazyr.
27.08.2015 Mazyr district: political parties represented by pro-government Communists
Today’s meeting of the Mazyr district executive committee formed local precinct election commissions.
27.08.2015 Salihorsk: no oppositionists on precinct election commissions
The sixty-nine precinct election commissions of Salihorsk district were formed in as little as 35 minutes. No representatives of the opposition were included in the election commissions.
27.08.2015 Biaroza observers not allowed to attend signature verification
Two observers accredited at the Biaroza district election commission, Siarhei Rusetski, who was nominated by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, and Tamara Shchapiotkina, proposed by collecting signatures of voters, were not allowed to be present during the verification of signatures collected for presidential contenders.
26.08.2015 Navapolack police close probe into attack on election activists
The Navapolack City Department of Internal Affairs has closed an investigation of a claim submitted by Tatsiana Ladukas, a member of Tatsiana Karatkevich’s nomination group.
26.08.2015 No opposition on precinct election commissions in Baranavičy
On August 25, the Baranavičy city executive committee held a meeting, which approved without any discussion a list of candidates for 68 precinct election commissions of the city.
25.08.2015 BHC observer not allowed to attend formation of precinct election commissions in Hlusk
Ihar Kiryn, an observer of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, was not admitted to yesterday’s meeting of the Hlusk district executive committee, which considered the issue of forming local precinct election commissions.
25.08.2015 UCP chooses active boycott
The United Civil Party members have gathered 52,158 signatures, according to its leader Anatol Liabedzka, which is not enough for his registration as a presidential candidate. However, the party is not going to leave the campaign.
24.08.2015 Babrujsk: Election commission announces fantastic number of signatures for Ulakhovich
According to information announced by the chairman of the election commission of Babrujsk’s Pieršamajski district, the greatest number of signatures was submitted by the nomination group of Aliaksandr Lukashenka.
24.08.2015 Smarhoń district: 25% of voters’ signatures support the incumbent
On Saturday, August 22, the Smarhoń district election commission met to address the question of selecting signatures for checking.
24.08.2015 Analytical report on the results of weekly observation: August 17-23
Observation of the election of the President of Belarus is carried out by activists of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center "Viasna" in the framework of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections".
