Presidential election 2015 in Belarus
Election 2015. OSCE/ODIHR deploys observers in Gomel Oblast
GOMEL, 9 September (BelTA) – The long-term observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) have started monitoring the election campaign in Gomel Oblast, BelTA learned from Tatiana Korotkevich, the deputy head of the main department for ideology, culture, and youth affairs at the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee.
Six OSCE/ODIHR long-term observers from the United States, Poland, Denmark, Finland, and Russia and one international observer representing the CIS Executive Committee met with Nikolai Stosh, the chairman of the Gomel Oblast Election Commission, earlier this week. Nikolai Stosh briefed the observers on the work of precinct election commissions and introduced them to Belarus' electoral law. Besides, two representatives of the international observation mission, Conny Jensen and Enver Akhmedov, met with representatives of the local media to learn about the coverage of the president election.
Apart from the international observers, the election campaign in Gomel Oblast is monitored by some 1,000 national observers. Tatiana Korotkevich said the majority of them represent public associations like Belaya Rus, the BRSM Youth Union, the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus, the Belarusian Union of Women, and others.
The OSCE/ODIHR officially opened its election observation mission for the 11 October presidential election in Belarus on 26 August. The mission is led by French diplomat Jacques Faure and consists of a core team of 11 experts (representing 10 countries) based in Minsk and 36 long-term observers (from 16 countries) to be deployed in teams of two across the country. In addition, ODIHR will request 400 short-term observers to monitor proceedings on election day.
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