News on the topic: elections-2015
21.07.2015 BHC representatives not allowed to observe formation of territorial commissions in Orša and Dubroŭna
Local executive officials refer to Article 34 of the Electoral Code, arguing that monitoring the process of creating territorial commissions is illegal.
21.07.2015 Brest: one member of opposition party on regional election commission
For the first time ever, the website of the Brest Regional Executive Committee arranged an online broadcast of the joint meeting of the Presidium of the Regional Council of Deputies and Regional Executive Committee, which decided on the establishment of the electoral commission.
21.07.2015 Analytical weekly report on results of observation: July 13-19
Observation of the presidential elections of the Republic 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".
21.07.2015 Shulhan and Kanavalchyk released, fined Br5.4 million each
The potential presidential candidate was detained near the CEC on July 17.
20.07.2015 BHC representatives not allowed to attend electoral meetings in Viciebsk
Human rights defenders Leanid Svetski and Pavel Levinau will not be allowed to attend the meetings that are expected to form election commissions in Viciebsk. The BHC observers were told that "monitoring meetings is not permitted by law."
20.07.2015 CEC registers 8 campaign teams
The Central Election Commission completed today the registration of initiative groups to nominate candidates for the presidency, the BelTA news agency reports. As a result, the CEC has authorized a total of eight campaign teams to participate in the collection of voters’ signatures.
20.07.2015 BHC representative not allowed to observe formation of district election commission in Baranavičy
Today, a joint meeting of the Presidium of the Baranavičy District Council of Deputies and the District Executive Committee was held to form the regional territorial election commission. However, Siarhei Housha, a representative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, was not allowed to attend the meeting.
20.07.2015 Homieĺ regional election commission formed: no opposition
Representatives of the opposition, member of the United Civil Party Zinaida Shumilina, and activist of the Left Party "Fair World" Viktar Khomich were not included in the Homieĺ regional election commission.
20.07.2015 Hrodna: no representatives of opposition parties on TECs
Hrodna observers report that the formation of territorial election commissions at joint meetings of the district administrations and the presidiums of local councils brought no surprises. Nominees from the democratic forces were not included in the election commissions. Moreover, their candidacies were not even put on a vote.
20.07.2015 Lists of banned campaigning locations announced in all but one districts of Viciebsk region
All the official websites of district executive committees in the Viciebsk region have published information on places prohibited for organizing pickets to campaign for the nomination of presidential candidates. The only exception is Orša district.
19.07.2015 Presidential contender Shulhan taken from CEC to police station
Government House guard called the police on suspicion that Mr Shulhan had come to the CEC to register the nominating group being under the influence.
19.07.2015 Not all government websites in Mahilioŭ region publish lists of prohibited campaigning locations
As of July 18, five out of 21 official websites of district authorities in Mahilioŭ region have not published decisions by local executive committees on places prohibited for staging campaigning pickets.
19.07.2015 Drahičyn: authorities fail to announce list of prohibited campaigning locations
According to the schedule of the election campaign, local executive and administrative bodies should have been no later than on July 17 announced the list of places where it is forbidden to hold pickets in order to collect signatures in support of a candidate for President.
19.07.2015 Officials in Sluck and Pinsk districts also ban campaigning in crowded places
As in the other regions of Belarus, the executive committee of Sluck and Pinsk district have prohibited to organize campaigning pickets in the most crowded places.
19.07.2015 Smarhoń: government moving campaigners away from its buildings
Before the presidential election that took place in 2010, the Smarhoń district executive committee prohibited holding pickets in order to collect signatures in the places impeding the movement of vehicles and pedestrians; posing a danger to the life and health of citizens; at railway transport facilities; at the entrances to the organizations and religious institutions.
