News on the topic: presidential elections-2010
18.11.2010 OSCE mission meets Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections activists
On 17 November, representatives of the OSCE election observation mission to Belarus Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, Boris Dyakonov and Aijana Bekkulieva met with the activists of the Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections civil campaign Aleh Hulak, Valiantsin Stefanovich, Hary Pahaniayla, Dzmitry Charnykh and Uladzimir Shcherbau.
18.11.2010 List of authorized canvassing locations violates candidates’ rights, says Brest HR activist
According to Brest human rights defender Raman Kisliak, the list of authorized canvassing venues in the city severely restrains the rights of Presidential candidates.
17.11.2010 Official results of signature verification doubtful, say HR defenders
On 12 November, the official web-site of Minsk city executive committee informed that the members of Minsk city election commission had assessed the accuracy of signature verification results. However, it turned out that the decision was not unanimous.
17.11.2010 Babruisk state-run newspaper engaged in pro-Lukashenka propaganda
The Babruiskaye Zhytssio state-owned newspaper has published an article, featuring pro-Lukashenka propaganda, despite prohibition of election canvassing before official registration of candidates.
17.11.2010 Pinsk officials dodge issuing canvassing regulations
Pinsk town authorities have not yet issued canvassing regulations, despite the forthcoming day of candidates’ registration. At the same time, they should have been specified authorized canvassing locations by 12 November.
17.11.2010 Canvassing opportunities in Maladechna decline
According to the newly published decision of Maladechna district executive committee has authorized but three locations for maintaining canvassing activities in the town. Only one of them is located out of doors – Victory Park, an unpopular place situated on the outskirts of Maladechna.
17.11.2010 Official reply to Maladechna HR activists arrives 19 days after appeal
Maladechna human rights defenders finally received an official reply from the district executive committee to their appeal lodged back on 29 October. However, under the Electoral Code, the reply should have been sent within three days after its submission.
16.11.2010 Supreme Court turns down complaint by HR defender
The Supreme Court has dismissed a complaint by human rights activist Uladzimir Malei, who urged the Court to publish personal data of Baranavichy town territorial election commission. Upholding an earlier decision by Brest Regional Court, the Supreme Court referred to lack of necessary legislative provisions for appealing refusals to disclose the data.
16.11.2010 Orsha canvassing locations secret?
No information on authorized canvassing locations in the town of Orsha has been yet made public, despite provisions of the CEC’s election schedule, according to which the local authorities were supposed to do so before 12 November.
16.11.2010 Babruisk pro-dem forces to demand increase of canvassing locations
On 16 November, a number of Babruisk pro-democratic activists launched a campaign for amending the authorities’ decision on authorized canvassing locations in the town. Babruisk executive authorities have authorized only four locations for maintaining election campaign activities, all of them located on the outskirts of the town.
16.11.2010 Barysau: meetings with voters to be held in remote places
Barysau district executive committee has specified four out-of-door locations for holding meetings with candidates, all of the places situated in unpopulated areas. At the same time, the neighbouring town of Zhodzina, which is three times smaller than Barysau, will have six authorized out-of-door canvassing locations.
16.11.2010 Election of the President of Belarus 2010: Weekly Analytical Review (November 8-14)
Out of 85 complaints against non-inclusion of 413 persons into PECs, the courts have rejected 83 (2 complaints remain unconsidered). The courts have ignored arguments about discriminatory attitude of executive committees to representatives of opposition political parties and justified their refusals by the fact that all the formal procedures of forming PECs had been observed.
15.11.2010 Vitsebsk Region Election Commission agrees to use transparent ballot boxes
The commission finally accepted the proposal of the Chairperson of the Vitsebsk region organization of the Belarusian Leftist Party Fair World Mikalai Selivashka which he had made during the previous election. However, now they need to find the sources of financing for it.
15.11.2010 Uladzimir Niakliayeu and Andrei Sannikau are going to oppose rigging of election together
On 12 November the potential candidates for the presidential position Uladzimir Niakliayeu and Andrei Sannikau held a joint press conference in Minsk. They announced about cooperation and coordination of their activities.
15.11.2010 Salihorsk: materials of verification of signatures are kept in secret
The observer at the Salihorsk District Election Commission (DEC), member of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee Leanid Markhotka wasn’t allowed to familiarize with materials of the verification of signature lists. L.Markhotka passed to the Salihorsk DEC a complaint about it right after the announcement of the scandalous results of the verification of signatures in the Salihorsk district.
