In the beginning of August the state-owned newspaper “Polatski Vesnik” started publishing articles about activities of Natallia Huivik, the head of the Polatsk City Council who is running for the Parliament.

In particular, the newspaper issue for 3 August contains the article “About the things that bother” with information about the meeting of the informational and propagandist group of the executive committee with the labor collective of the locomotive depot of Polatsk. Half of the article is dedicated to Natallia Huivik's speech.

The front page of the issue for 7 August is occupied by the article “The day of the steel trunk-railway”, dedicated to the Day of Railway Workers, illustrated with a photo of Natallia Huivik passing a diploma to the head of the Polatsk carriage car shed.

Finally, the issue for 10 August includes the article “Competent on all questions”, the dedicated to a meeting of this very informational and propagandist group of the executive committee with workers of the Polatsk plant “Prommashramont”. Most attention in this article is paid to Natallia Huivik again. At the same time, the newspaper hasn't published a single article about any of her rivals in the electoral race.

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