News on the topic: local council elections-2010
02.04.2010 Minsk: candidate addresses election commission in connection with early agitation by her rival
The dweller of Minsk Tamara Siarhei addressed the Minsk city election commission with the requirement to consider on the merits of her complaint of 15 March against canvassing for candidate Uladzimir Halaburda ahead of time.
02.04.2010 Head of military enlistment office agreed to debates with independent candidate
Head of military enlistment office agreed to debates with independent candidateIn Salihorsk, representatives of the headquarters of the independent candidate Aliaksei Valabuyeu received a positive answer to their proposal to hold debates between the candidates running at election constituency #13. Valabuyeu’s rival, military commissar, lieutenant-colonel Valer Zainchkouski, agreed to public debates in the Budaunik Culture House.
02.04.2010 Salihorsk dwellers demand a wider coverage of election campaign
Ten dwellers of Salihork addressed the administration of the local TV channel with a written demand to cover the election campaign at a wider scope. The signers of the address are of the opinion that more attention can be paid to the personalities of the candidates and their election programs taking into account that there are only several constituencies where the elections will be alternative.
02.04.2010 Central election commission recommends Salihorsk district executive committee to review its decision
Activists of Aliaksei Valabuyeu’s electoral headquarters have received an answer from the Central Election Commission, in which it is stated that the Salihorsk district executive committee was recommended to review its decision on determination of the places for agitation meetings of candidates for deputies.
02.04.2010 Brest: names of candidates published at last
The registration of candidates for the elections ended on 25 March, but the lists of the candidates for the Brest regional Council of Deputies were published only on 31 March, whereas the timing schedule of the elections, adopted by the Central Election Commission, provides that such information must be published no later than the fourth day after the registration.
02.04.2010 Baranavichy: candidate proved that election commission forged documents during verification of signatures
On 1 April the Brest regional territorial election commission considered at its sitting the complaints of the people who hadn’t been registered as candidate for deputies by the Baranavichy city election commission on 25 March. The city election commission also refused to consider the complaints of the electors who had signed in support of the candidate Dzmitry Auhust, against abuses of members of the commission.
02.04.2010 Brest: candidate for deputy from 'Fair World' summoned to KGB
On 1 April, Zinaida Mikhniuk received a telephone call and was handed a writ to come to the Brest oblast KGB bureau on the same day, for giving some explanations within the guidelines of some check-up.
02.04.2010 Navapolatsk town Council of Deputies is popular with candidates
65 candidates will compete for the 34 deputy seats at the town council, which means that the elections will be alternative in almost all of the appropriate constituencies (only four of them have just one registered candidate).
02.04.2010 Non-alternative elections to take place in 24 out of 60 constituencies for elections to the Homel regional Council of Deputies
60 constituencies were established in the Homel region for the elections to the regional Council of Deputies. The elections will be non-alternative in 24 of them. The regional coalition of the United Democratic Forces hasn’t taken a decision on withdrawal from the elections so far. If such decision is taken, the number of non-alternative constituencies can considerably increase.
01.04.2010 Homel: rotation in regional Council of Deputies
Deputies of Homel regional Council of Deputies of the 25th Convocation are running for the 26th Convocation, but at different constituencies. Though seven days have passed after the registration of the candidates, their lists haven’t been published in the state-owned press websites. The general picture can be retrieved only from information received from regions.
01.04.2010 Mahiliou: complaints of members of Belarusian Christian Democracy are dismissed
On 1 April, Mahiliou regional election commission considered at its sitting the complaints of Aliaksandra Siianava and Viachaslau Sheleh, members of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy.
01.04.2010 Vitsebsk region: one registration, ten denials
11 pretenders applied to Vitsebsk regional election commission for registration of their candidacies after receiving refusals from lower election commissions.
01.04.2010 Astravets: end of elections
The elections to Astravets district Council of Deputies seem to be over. How can one speak of elections, if there is only one candidate at each of the 25 election constituencies!
01.04.2010 Mahiliou: human rights defender appeals against determination of places for agitation
On 1 April, human rights defender Barys Bukhel lodged complaints with the Central Election Commission and the procuracy of Mahiliou region. He demands the reversal of the ruling of Mahiliou city executive committee on determination of the places for mass actions held by candidates for deputies for the purpose of canvassing.
01.04.2010 Mazyr: defect information about candidates
On 31 March, the socio-political Mozyr newspaper Zhyttsio Palessia printed the list of candidates for Mazyr district Council of Deputies and Homel regional Council of Deputies. It is quite interesting that the surnames of the candidates are published in the alphabet order. The places of work, official positions and information about the income are put opposite the surnames. However, the names and the numbers of the constituencies at which the candidates intend to run aren’t indicated at all. Alternative elections will take place only in 3 out of 40 constituencies on elections to Mazyr district Council of Deputies. 37 constituencies have just one candidate, and the electors can vote only ‘for’ or ‘against’.
