News on the topic: presidential elections-2010
02.11.2010 Homel: regional organization of United Civil Party nominates 122 representatives to precinct election commissions
The Homel regional organization of the United Civil Party decided to nominate 122 representatives to the precinct election commissions (71 of them – in the city of Homel).
02.11.2010 Salihorsk: electoral measures are closed for observers
On 12 October the member of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee Leanid Markhotka addressed the Chairperson of the Salihorsk District Executive Committeee the request to be invited to the events standing in the schedule of organizational and ideological provision of the election. On 28 October he received an answer.
02.11.2010 Brest: police had to offer apologies to collector of signatures
We learned about the details of an incident that
took place during one of the last days of collection of signatures in support
of nomination of candidates for president of Belarus. The member of Uladzimir
Niakliayeu’s campaign team Dzmitry Lazarenkau collected signatures in the Kavaliova suburb. He was met by an
extremely irritated woman in house #12 in Valhahradskaya Street. She said that she
was an adherent of Lukashenka and decided to call the police in order to
prevent him from collecting signatures in the house.
01.11.2010 Opposition parties nominated representatives to election commissions in Hrodna region
The
opposition parties actively delegate their members to election commissions in
the Hrodna region.
01.11.2010 Hrodna: human rights defenders lodge complaint to watch verification of signature sheets
The
Hrodna human rights defenders Viktar Sazonau and Uladzimir Khilmanovich filed
appeals against the decisions of local territorial electoral commissions. Viktar Sazonau is registered as an observer at the Leninski District Election
Commission of Hrodna, and Uladzimir Khilmanovich – at the Hrodna District
Election Commission. Both submitted to the appropriate commissions written requests
to be provided with the opportunity to attend the sittings where the signatures
sheets will be verified, and both received refusals.
01.11.2010 Orsha town election commission doesn’t announce number of signatures passed for each candidate
Until now, it is impossible to find how many signatures in support of each candidate for president were passed to the Orsha town election commission.
01.11.2010 Central Election Commission introduces in electoral procedures ‘assistant member of electoral team’ athwart provisions of Electoral Code
Paragraph 6 of Resolution #47 adopted by the Central Commission on holding elections and republican referenda (CEC) on 15 September 2010 obviously contradicts to paragraph 8 of part 16 of Article 61 of the Electoral Code.
01.11.2010 Minsk teachers are forced to join 'Belaya Rus'
The administration of secondary school #121 of Minsk ordered all teachers to fill blanks for joining the ‘state NGO’ Belaya Rus which is, by the way, headed by the Education Minister, Aliaksandr Radzkou, who is also the head of the electoral headquarters of Aliaksandr Lukashenka.
01.11.2010 Barysau: UCP and trade union of radio electronic industry delegate about 50 representatives to precinct election commissions
The Barysau town
organizations of the United Civil Party and the Belarusian Trade Union of Radio
Electronic Industry delegated 49 representatives to the precinct election
commissions.
29.10.2010 Left activist demands to investigate election violations
Sviatlana Mikhalchanka, activist of the ‘Just World’ leftist party, has lodged a complaint with Svetlahorsk district prosecutor’s office, demanding to investigate the cases of unauthorized visits to voters in the town.
29.10.2010 Svislach election commission ignores legislation
According to Anatol Valiuk, activist of Ryhor Kastusiou’s campaign team, representative of Svislach election commission refused to admit signature sheets, demanding personal presence of the campaign activist, who had collected the signatures. Mr. Valiuk says this is a violation of the Electoral Code, which allows any representative of an initiative group to submit signature sheets to election commissions.
29.10.2010 Mahiliou HR activists apply for involvement in signature verification procedures
Mahiliou human rights activists Barys Bukhel, Aliaksei Kolchyn and Uladzimir Krauchanka have addressed the city’s Kastrychnitskaya and Leninskaya election commissions with a demand to allow them observe signature verification procedures, referring to Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 13 of the Electoral Code, which provides for the public nature of election procedures.
29.10.2010 Police detain activist of Rymasheuski’s campaign team
On 28 October, Brest region road police detained Dzmitry Shurkhai, member of Vital Rymasheuski’s initiative group, as he was transporting signature sheets to the region center. The activist was taken to Brest Maskouski police department. Another activist of the team Yury Bakura, who accompanied Dzmitry Shurkhai, was arrested an hour later, but soon released.
29.10.2010 Homel HR activist demands warning for Lukashenka’s campaign team
Homel human rights activist Anatol Paplauny has lodged a complaint with the Central Election Commission, demanding to issue a warning to the initiative group of Aliaksandr Lukashenka for alleged violations of the election legislation.
29.10.2010 Valiantsin Stefanovich: ‘There are many questions to Minister of Education Radzkou, who chairs Lukashenka’s campaign team’
A few days ago, civil activists Mikita Krasnou and Viachaslau Dziyanau lodged another complaint against violations by activists of Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s campaign team, who reportedly arranged canvassing activities by unauthorized persons, including the students of Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radio Electronics.
