Observation of the election to the House of Representatives
of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on 23th of September, 2012
of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on 23th of September, 2012
Vital Amialkovich, an observer from the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, asks the head of the Central Election Commission to explain whether the action of the Law “On applications of citizens and juridical bodies” spreads on activities of election commissions.
Aliaksandr Melnik, a prospective candidate for the Parliament, appealed against unlawful actions of the electoral team of the head of the central department store Viktar Valiushytski (who also heads the district branch of the “state NGO” “Belaya Rus”) to the Brest Region Procuracy.
Ihar Maslouski, the leader of the Brest social-democrats running for the Parliament at Brest-Central election constituency #2, filed an appeal to the Brest-Central constituency election commission concerning election violations admitted by his rival, pro-governmental pretender Valiantsin Milasheuski, chief medic of the city ambulance hospital.
The head of the Haradok district branch of the Belarusian Popular Front Leanid Autukhou who collects signatures for his nomination in Vitsebsk-village constituency #21, filed an appeal to the Central Election Commission against the refusal of the constituency commission to show him the list of members of the electoral team of prospective candidate Uladzimir Shytsko, head of the cadet college.
Artsiom Babei, a member of the electoral team of the prospective candidate at Baranavichy-Eastern election constituency #6 Ryhor Hryk, collected signatures at a hostel in Kirau Street 73/2. He was joined by Ryhor Hryk who decided to get registered at the book of visitors at the hostel's front desk. However, suddenly he saw there a list with signatures in support of his rival, pro-governmental candidate Aliaksandr Stsiatsko.
Aliaksei Paulouski, an activist of the Independent Trade Union of Radio Electronic Industry was detained in a dormitory building for “Zenit” plant workers, while gathering signatures to nominate Ryhor Antanovich and Uladzimir Punchanka as parliamentary candidates, RFE/RL reports.
Members of the initiative group of Hanna Lapatsina, head doctor of Homel-based cardiologic dispensary who is running for Parliament in constituency No. 37, have reportedly forced the clinic’s patients to support the pro-government candidate’s nomination, says independent candidate Halina Krauchanka.
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) plans to send 40 long-term observers and 270 short-term observers to monitor Belarus’ forthcoming parliamentary elections, Mikalay Lazavik, secretary of the central election commission, told BelaPAN on Tuesday, referring to a report from an ODIHR needs assessment mission that stayed in the country between July 16 and July 18.
Mahiliou observer Natallia Samakhvalava, representing the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, has lodged a complaint with the Central Election Commission, appealing an incident when she was not allowed attending the sitting of constituency election commission No. 86.
Valiantsina Hlukhava, Babruisk activist of the Tell the Truth civil campaign has lodged a complaint with local constituency election commission, the Prosecutor’s Office of Pershamaiski district and the Central Election Commission, after she faced a number of obstacles while collecting signatures for the campaign’s candidate Aksana Samuilava in the town’s hostels.
