Belarus parliament elections

Timing of parliamentary campaign in Belarus seen as optimum
Chairperson of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus Lidia Yermoshina said during the online conference Parliamentary Elections 2016...

Belarus’ CEC: Equal nomination conditions for all candidates in Belarus
“I am absolutely convinced that all legislative, organizational, and legal conditions were equal. This is the main thing which voters and parliamentary candidates can demand from the state,” Lidia Yermoshina said...

Belarus’ CEC in favor of minimizing election observation restrictions
“Now they can see everything: the program of action, telephones, schedule, working hours of district and territorial commissions. They directly contact these organizations"...

Composition of Belarusian parliamentary candidates revealed
Representatives of the social sphere (education, culture, science, healthcare) make up 18.2% (95 people), government agencies make up 9.8% (51 people). The number of industrial sector workers is rather large — 17.3% (90 people). Businessmen constitute 6.7% (35 people). Other areas of activities are represented by 136 people (26.1%)...

521 candidates registered to run in Belarus’ parliamentary elections
“521 candidates have been registered to run for seats in the Belarusian parliament. 93 candidates were denied registration, with 16 more withdrawing from the race,” the CEC head said. Lidia Yermoshina gave a positive account of the number of the registered candidates, pointing to a low percentage of people denied registration...

Yermoshina: I hope candidates will not let voters down
Lidia Yermoshina stressed that district election commissions carefully studied every document submitted by prospective candidates and there were no unreasonable claims on their part. “We can say that this year’s election campaign is liberal and democratic, careful to every prospective candidate,” she said...

BelTA launches online project on Belarus’ parliamentary elections
The project consists of several sections that include official documents and news regarding the election campaign, and also statements issued by the Central Election Commission of Belarus. The project also features infographics, photo and video materials on the event...

CIS mission: The election campaign in Belarus raises no complaints
Chief of the headquarters of the CIS observation mission Yevgeny Sloboda said at a meeting with First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court Valery Kalinkovich...

PACE delegation informed about Belarusian parliamentary candidates registration progress
“Since PACE representatives also met with representatives of public organizations in addition to representatives of government agencies they had a number of questions to ask about the organization of the election campaign," Lidia Yermoshina said...

PACE delegation examines rules regulating election campaigning on TV, radio in Belarus
During the visit the PACE delegation got familiar with the structure and the broadcasting policy of Belarus’ National State TV and Radio Company, the conditions created for candidates who will start campaigning on 15 August as they make appearances on TV and radio...