Belarus parliament elections

Rapota praises voters’ active participation in Belarus’ parliament elections
“I am impressed the voters’ active participation. The turnout has even exceeded the forecasts I heard during my visits to polling stations,” said Grigory Rapota. The CIS observation mission will prepare its report where the voter turnout figures will be specified...

Belarus’ CEC: No complaints about serous violations
The phone calls from citizens are mostly related to the fact that they have not received an invitation to come to the polls or were not included in the ballot papers. “We did inquiries into these matters. These people were suggested to be included into supplementary lists but not all of them agreed to that. Some left the polling stations and complained to the CEC”...

CIS observer: All candidates in Belarus parliamentary elections enjoyed equal opportunities
“The elections feature a wide range of political parties. This shows that democratic processes are underway in the country, and every party can nominate a candidate to the House of Representatives. There are no obstacles and restrictions in this regard, all the candidates enjoy equal opportunities"...

Wang Kaiwen: SCO observers intend to give unbiased assessment of Belarus parliamentary elections
“Together with Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Rashid Alimov we visited several polling stations. Members of the SCO observation mission work in Minsk and also in the regions,” Wang Kaiwen said. “First impressions are very good. A great deal of preparatory work was done for the organization of elections”...

SCO mission head: SCO observers have good impressions of elections in Belarus
“We have very good impressions. Today I visited six polling stations. I saw the mood of the people. People love Belarus and this unites them regardless of the views they uphold,” Rashid Alimov said...

Lebedev: Elections in Belarus smooth, calm
According to Sergei Lebedev, the CIS observers come into contact with Western counterparts. “At some polling stations we met observers from the OSCE and exchanged opinion,” he said. “We are happy to know that they have positive impressions”...

Observer: Positive impressions of organization of elections in Belarus
I have the most positive impressions of the organization of the elections in Belarus, representative of the CIS observation mission Svyatoslav Sokol (Russian Federation)...

Belarus’ parliamentary elections valid: turnout reaches 52.49%
The parliamentary elections in Belarus are recognized valid. According to the CEC, the voter turnout stood at 52.49% as of 14.00...

Observer: Parliamentary campaign in Belarus can be called exemplary
The parliamentary campaign in Belarus can be called exemplary, international observer, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus, Ecuador, Carlos Larrea Davila told the media...

Observer from Kazakhstan: Parliamentary elections in Belarus are open
“Everywhere our mission meets openness. Whatever we ask to see, be it documents or booths, we are granted open access,” Aurika Dzhunisbekova noted...