News on the topic: local council elections-2010
01.04.2010 Zhodzina authorities act ‘more delicately, wisely and slyly’
The elections will be non-alternative in 31 out of 34 constituencies for the elections to the Barusau district Council of Deputies, while the authorities of the neighboring city of Zhodzina act ‘more delicately, wisely and slyly’, as it was recommended by Natallia Piatkevich, Deputy Chairperson of the Presidential Administration.
01.04.2010 Baranavichy: Mikalai Charnavus addresses prosecutor
Entrepreneur Mikalai Charnavus who hasn’t been registered as a candidate for Baranavichy city Council of Deputies, applied to Baranavichy prosecutor on 30 March. He states that he has collected enough evidence of abuses made by members of the election commission during checking of the signatures in his support.
01.04.2010 Frantsishak Viachorka faces obstacles in registration of proxies, printing of agitation materials and meeting with electors
After the consideration of the complaint of the ‘political recruit’ Frantsishak Viachorka, candidate for deputy of the Mazyr district Council of Deputies, the military authorities still haven’t granted his request for one-month rest, to which he has a legal right according to Article 77 of the Election Code.
01.04.2010 Complaint against non-registration is being considered at the office of the commission Chairperson
Pensioner Tatsiana Kavazhenka was invited to a sitting of the Minsk oblast election commission at which her complaint against her non-registration as a candidate for deputy by Barysau district election commission. On 31 March in the morning she received a written invitation, which was doubled by a telephone call several hours later.
01.04.2010 Mass searches of opposition activists in Belarus
Opposition activists are searched under pretence of receiving an anonymous message about a possible terrorist act.
31.03.2010 Catch-22 in ‘improved’ Electoral Code
Vitebsk human rights activists addressed the chair of the Central Election Commission with a statement pointing out a legal conflict in the Electoral Code.
31.03.2010 Homel election commission meets claim by BPF candidate
On 30 March the Homel Regional Election Commission reversed the decision by the constituency election commission #43 and registered Belarusian Popular Front activist Uladzimir Tseliapun as eligible for running for the Homel Regional Council. At the same time, the Commission dismissed the activist’s other appeal, refusing registration as a candidate for the Mazyr District Council, after part of the voter’s signatures collected by his campaign team were repeatedly found fake.
31.03.2010 Svetlahorsk candidates inquire into electoral violations
Four candidates running in the constituencies of the town of Svetlahorsk, including ‘Just World’ members Sviatlana Mikhalchanka and Uladzimir Korsun, UCP member Tatsiana Naskova and BPF activist Viktar Akhramchuk, addressed the District Elections Commission with a letter, demanding explanations on deviations in the number of voters in different constituencies.
31.03.2010 Franak Vyachorka let off from army to start agitation campaign
A deputy contender running for a seat in Mazyr District Council in constituency #25 Franak Vachorka has been temporarily let off from the army to be able to start his agitation campaign. According to “Belarusian Partisan”, a warrant officer has been assigned to watch the young politician.
30.03.2010 The results of monitoring of the registration of candidates for deputies of the Local Councils of Deputies of the 26th convocation and the formation of election commissions
The Campaign ‘Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections’ presents the results of monitoring of the registration of candidates for deputies of the Local Councils of Deputies of the 26th convocation and the formation of election commissions.
30.03.2010 Agitation stand in Minsk. Photofact.
It has been two weeks now since agitation stands appeared in Minsk. The canvassing campaign has already started, but some of the stands in major stores and in Minsk streets are still blank.
30.03.2010 Parking lot chosen as election picketing location by Svetlahorsk district authorities
Local candidates will have to hold their canvassing activities either at a parking lot or in the town park, says decision #397 of 10 March 2010 by Svetlahorsk District Executive Committee. Both the locations are situated on the outskirts of Svetlahorsk.
30.03.2010 Mahiliou regional election commission holds closed meeting
According to the BPF observer Barys Bukhel, the Mahiliou Regional Election Commission refused to allow the officially accredited observers attend the commission meeting on 29 March.
30.03.2010 Mahiliou regional commission reverses decision by city commission and registers two candidates
On 29 March the Mahiliou Regional Election Commission considered the claims by two nominees who had earlier been refused registration by the city’s commission. The Commission found that the grounds for refusals were insufficient and registered Uladzimir Tsiareshchanka and Volha Aleshka.
30.03.2010 2/3 of Vitsebsk constituencies non-alternative
Just like in the 2007 local council elections, the Vitsebsk City Council seats will be claimed by heads of state enterprises and opposition party members. It is only in the constituencies with pro-democratic candidates, where the elections will be alternative – out of 40 city’s constituencies only 12 will be competed by more than one candidate.
