The voters of Malaryta district (Brest region) have yet been unable to see the list of members of constituency No. 8 election commission, despite the fact that a sitting of the commission was held on 9 July.

The Central Election Commission has failed to publish the full texts of its decisions, says Mahiliou human rights defender Barys Bukhel in an open letter sent to the CEC chair Lidzia Yarmoshyna.

Ihar Maslouski and Hanna Kanius, Brest leaders of the Belarusian Social-Democratic Party (Hramada), have faced certain obstacles while attempting to submit their applications for registration of initiative groups to run for the Parliament.

There will be no changes in the formation of election commissions, says an official reply from Mr. Kastsiukevich, deputy chair of Baranavichy city executive committee.

The Smarhon-based “Svetly Shliakh” local government-owned newspaper has finally published the executive committee’s official decision on authorized election campaigning locations, says human rights defender Ales Dzerhachou. Meanwhile, the executive committee’s official web-site has not yet started to cover the forthcoming elections.

Brest Regional Court ordered to deny initiating a civil case as requested by the Belarusian independent trade union of the Radio-Electronic Industry.

The Hrodna regional court refused to hear complaints lodged by the BPF party regarding formation of constituency election commissions.

BelaPAN news agency learned this from party's press secretary Natallya Motus.

Leanid Markhotka, Salihorsk representative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, has urged local district executive officials to clarify the restrictions on holding election campaigning events recently issued by the executive committee.

Local constituency election commissions have held their first meetings. As a result, the commissions will be traditionally chaired by representatives of the executive power.

Maladechna human rights defender Eduard Balanchuk, who is officially registered as observer at local constituency No. 72, says he has been denied access to information on an unidentified candidate who reportedly submitted his application to register an initiative group.

So, Minsk teachers are prepared to be nominated for the observers of the upcoming “parliament elections”.

Navapolatsk district parliamentary election commission was not ready for work.

In the overwhelming majority of cases, decision-making about membership of district election commissions was made by voting for complete lists, without open discussion of the nominated candidates.

The biographies of the members of the election commissions who were nominated to them “by groups of citizens” witness that most of them belong to pro-regime civil organizations, executive committees or other state institutions. During the previous election they were nominated to the commissions as representatives of organizations, whereas this time they represent “citizens”.

Valery Karankevich, a coordinator of the “Speak the Truth” civil campaign and a prospective candidate for the House of Representatives, says members of his electoral team face pressurization from the side of the law machinery and the local authorities.