Presidential election 2015 in Belarus

Yermoshina: It is unknown whether PACE observers will make part of OSCE mission
Lidia Yermoshina stated that on 9 September she is meeting with Andrea Rigoni, the head of the PACE observation mission...

OSCE election observers to arrive in Minsk on 31 August
According to Jacques Faure, 11 specialists from 10 OSCE member states have already arrived in Minsk. Thirty-six more long-term observers will join them next Monday...

Precinct commissions in Russia ready for Belarus president election
According to the source, the precinct election commissions were set up in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kaliningrad, and Rostov-on-Don in accordance with articles 34, 35, and 37 of the Electoral Code of Belarus...

Jacques Faure promises not to interfere with electoral process
He promised that the work of the OSCE/ODIHR mission will be based on the principles of professionalism, impartiality, transparency, and objectiveness...

Yermoshina: Eleven OSCE/ODIHR observers arrive in Belarus
"Although we have only 11 observers in the country so far, the CEC has issued the certificates for all 48 people. The other 37 will arrive in the country next week”...

Yermoshina: Exit polls are possible at Belarus president election
"Any organization, including an international one, can apply to a corresponding commission at the Academy of Sciences and receive the accreditation and may carry out an exit poll on the election day"...

Over 90 international observers accredited for Belarus president election
As for the composition of the OSCE mission, Lidia Yermoshina explained that the organization recruits observers independently and sets quotas for each country...

Jacques Faure to head OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission
Jacques Faure served as the ambassador of France to Ukraine and a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group mediating the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict...

Mobile app to cover Belarus president election presented in Minsk
Pavel Batsylev, the app’s developer, pointed out that only Android users can use the app for now but there are plans to develop an iOS version soon...

Voter signatures in Belarus to be verified by 1 September
“The voter signatures will be counted in 10 days, by 1 September. We plan to register candidates by 10 September. It means that the election campaigning period will start on 11 September”...