Belarus parliament elections

Lukashenko gives his take on new parliament, recent elections
“The recent parliamentary elections saw genuine competition. There were even more candidates this time than in the previous election campaign”...

Lukashenko warns new parliament about hard times ahead
According to the head of state, the task of the new parliament is to build on the existing economic policy, ensure sustainable development of the Belarusian state, economic growth and improvement of living standards of people...

Lukashenko comments on opposition-free parliament in Belarus
"We have recently held parliamentary elections in Belarus. Believe me, there cannot be more democratic and free elections in Belarus. I guess we just cannot hold elections in a better way. We tried our best to find favor with our sponsors and supporters in the East and also in the European Union"...

Belarus’ MFA communicates its position on observation mission findings to OSCE ODIHR
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Oleg Kravchenko met with Head of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Election Observation Mission Cornelia Willemien Anke Jonker on 25 November...

Belarus' CEC: 70 observers sent away due to law violations
The CEC chairperson commented on the interim report of the OSCE/ODIHR, OSCE PA and PACE observers. “If there were opposition party MPs in parliament, the assessment would be quite different. This time no opposition was elected, which influenced everything,” Lidia Yermoshina said...

CEC confirms results of Belarus’ parliamentary vote
At the session chairpersons of the oblast election commissions and the Minsk City Election Commission took stock of the conduct of the elections in the regions and the capital city. After studying their reports, the CEC declared the elections valid and registered the new members to the House of Representatives of the seventh convocation...

CEC submits objections to OSCE report on Belarus’ parliamentary vote
The CEC chair admitted that she was disappointed, but called for objective evaluation of the report. She drew attention to a big number of registered candidates, including opposition members, the opportunity for a great number of people to express their views freely on state-run media and a possibility to arrange campaign rallies...

CIS chief: OSCE ODIHR’s assessment of Belarus elections is not entirely objective
The CIS mission chief underlined that such a position of western observers raises eyebrow. “I heard what opposition said on Oktyabrskaya Square and on Svobody Square when they went hysterical saying that there is no freedom, including freedom of expression in Belarus”...

Belarus MFA regrets OSCE assessment, sees it as politicized
Belarus demonstrated maximum transparency and invited a record high number of international observers to monitor the recent parliamentary elections...

OSCE: Legitimacy of elections guaranteed by Belarusian people
On 18 November, observers from the OSCE ODIHR, OSCE PA and PACE presented an interim report on the observation of the parliamentary elections in Belarus...