News on the topic: elections-2015
13.08.2015 Early voting won't be held at 43 precincts in Homieĺ region
1,070 polling stations have been established in Homieĺ region, including 43 polling stations, at which no early voting will be held. Two such polling stations were establushed on the basis of police departments and the units of the internal military forces.
13.08.2015 Collector of signatures for Tatsiana Karatkevich detained in Mikaševičy
Leanid Dubanosau was detained at about 8 p.m. on August 12, while collecting signatures at the entrance to a porch of house No. 29 in Pieršamajskaja Street.
13.08.2015 Extreme passiveness of election campaign in Sluck
Sluck representatives of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee state an extremely low activity of potential presidential candidates and their initiative groups. The local media and residents show little interest in the elections, too.
13.08.2015 Head of Anatol Liabedzka's electoral headquarters asked not to break the law
Minsk City Election Commission has asked the head of the initiative group of Anatol Liabedzka, Viktar Karniayenka not to distribute campaigning information and abide by the law, but received a refusal and a proposal to change the imperfect legislation instead.
13.08.2015 Portraits of Mikalai Statkevich seen at electoral pickets in Babrujsk (photos)
On Mikalai Statkevich's birthday, collectors of signatures in Babrujsk decided to remind citizens about political prisoners. Members of the initiative groups of Anatol Liabedzka and Tatsiana Karatkevich put on T-shirts with portraits of Mr. Statkevich and also placed such portraits on their stands.
13.08.2015 Administration of Mahilioŭ plant "Zenith" promises to control the vote of workers
Administration officials have banned the workers to sign in support of other candidates for the presidency, but Aliaksandr Lukashenko, and insist that they exclusively voted for him. The information as to how they will control the votes is not disclosed.
12.08.2015 Brest district: concerts are purposefully organized during electoral pickets of Aliaksandr Lukashenka
This is stated in the article "Signature - not yet vote, but the position is already visible", published the state regional newspaper "Zara nad Buham".
12.08.2015 Luniniec: passport data for signature sheets are taken from personal files of employees at “Paliessieeliektramaš”
As reported to a civil society activist Vital Kalinouski by workers of Luniniec enterprise “Paliessieeliektramaš” (“Paliessie Electric Machinery”), their brass visited them at workplaces, proposing to sign in support of Lukashenka.
12.08.2015 Babrujsk: observers not informed about TEC sitting to establish electoral precincts
Members of the territorial election commission of the Pieršamajski district of Babrujsk didn't inform the observer of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee Viktar Kachan about the time of the sitting at which the electoral precincts were formed.
11.08.2015 Mahilioŭ region: district state-owned newspapers cover only activities of initiative group of Aliaksandr Lukashenka
The district newspapers of the Mahilioŭ region pay little attention to the presidential electoral campaign in Belarus, concentrating more on the harvesting in the districts.
11.08.2015 Salihorsk district newspaper criticizes observers for evaluation of process of creating district election commission
The newspaper of Salihorsk District Executive Committee “Šachcior” violates the principle of electoral neutrality. The Executive Secretary of the edition Natallia Paulenka decided to struggle with the “unknown bold citizens” who “scribble articles in the Internt and try to misinform Salihorskers”.
11.08.2015 Electoral precedent failed
August 10, rejected the complaint of a number of citizens of Brest, who appealed the electoral proceedings.
11.08.2015 Human rights activist appeals breach of law by Chair of Mahilioŭ Regional Election Commission
Mahilioŭ Regional Election Commission violates the law "On appeals of citizens and legal entities" by giving Russian-language replies to Belarusian-language appeals.
11.08.2015 Forced collection of signatures in support of Lukashenka registered at Mahilioŭ enterprises “Stužka” and “Mažatex”
Members of the electoral teams of alternative potential candidates told observers that while they were collecting signatures in support of their contenders the electors told them about the forced signing in support of Lukashenka at the enterprises “Stužka” and “Mažatex”.
11.08.2015 Boycott stickers appear in Biaroza (photos)
On Sunday morning, Biaroza residents were able to see stickers "Boycott" in different places of the town. Many of them still haven't been torn down by street cleaners and continue hanging on the private shops, bus stops and at lamp posts near houses.
