Belarus parliament elections

Early voting kicks off in Belarus
Voters who wish to vote early have time to do it from 10h00 to 19h00 with a break from 14h00 to 16h00 until 10 September inclusively. Early voting will be held at the presence of at least two members of the district commission...

Almost 700 reporters accredited to cover parliamentary elections in Belarus
Belarusian Information Minister Lilia Ananich said that a total of 695 reporters from different countries have been accredited to cover the elections. Some 800 logins and passwords for free Internet access have been generated, and working places have been arranged at the press center...

Polling stations all over Belarus ready for early voting
Representatives of election commissions from Brest Oblast, Vitebsk Oblast, Gomel Oblast, Grodno Oblast, Mogilev Oblast, Minsk Oblast and the city of Minsk informed Chairwoman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus Lidia Yermoshina that their polling stations are ready for voting...

Makei: Belarus set to hold maximally transparent, democratic elections
“We have recently discussed these matters with my counterparts in Potsdam and Bratislava. The Central Election Commission has taken a number of steps to improve the electoral process,” Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said...

Belarus MFA hopes for unbiased OSCE/ODIHR election assessment
“We believe that apart from giving critical comments, the final report should also reflect the positive aspects of the preparations and organization of the parliamentary elections," Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said...

Belarus’ CEC remarks on inaccuracy in OSCE ODIHR’s intermediate report on elections
In particular, Lidia Yermoshina noted that the observer missions will present conclusions on 12 September. “A template is in development now. The text of the statement that the missions will make and that will describe the entire period of the election campaign is being created"...

SCO observers accredited for Belarus parliament elections
The total number of foreign observers has already exceeded 820. The biggest number of observers has been accredited from the OSCE/ODIHR – 341. The CIS will be represented by 331 observers (including 44 from the CIS IPA). PACE will be represented by 19 and the OSCE PA by 39 observers...

Early voting meets all OSCE requirements
“All these additional guarantees prove early voting as reliable. If we are to consider the elections valid with any turnout, then we need to abolish early voting. But whom will these people elect? We can wake up into a different country where, for example, only 20% cast their votes,” Lidia Yermoshina noted...

Over 800 international observers accredited for parliamentary elections in Belarus
The CEC has also accredited 65 representatives of the diplomatic corps and 14 representatives of the electoral bodies of foreign states, including 3 from the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB)...

CIS observation mission issues interim report
The report contains detailed information on the setting up of the commissions and their activity related to the preparation of the elections, nomination and registration of candidates, election campaigning, dealing with complaints and appeals...