Opposition sign statement on election frauds
The authorities have falsified the results of the elections. The elections in Belarus are not valid and the House of Representatives was not elected. Most voters have not participated in the pseudo-polling. Citizens’ non-participation in the elections means boycotting. read more
Dzmitry Bandarenka: It’s sabotage time
Charter97.org speaks with the coordinator of the civic campaign "European Belarus", former political prisoner Dzmitry Bandarenka about the latest events. read more
More than half of Belarus' voters ignored vote
Opposition leaders insisted Tuesday at a news conference in Minsk that more than half of eligible voters in Belarus and two-thirds of all voters in the Belarusian capital city did not go to the polls in the country’s September 18-23 House of Representatives elections. read more
OSCE, Belarusian organisations not recognize elections
OSCE, Belarusian organisations not recognize elections democratic and fair read more
CEC reports turnout of 74.3 percent
As many as 74.3 percent of all eligible voters cast their ballots in Belarus’ September 18-23 House of Representatives elections, Mikalay Lazavik, secretary of the central election commission, announced at about 0:30 a.m. at a news conference in Minsk. read more
Almost 26 percent voted early
As many as 25.9 percent of the eligible voters cast their ballots in the five-day early voting period preceding September 23. read more
Elections in a soviet way, a map of electoral districts
Electoral districts marked with red are ones where there is only one candidate running for a seat in the House of Representatives. It means that voters simply have no choice. read more
Students still forced to vote
Kastrychnitskaya Ploshcha to be blocked with disco party on the polling day of September 23 read more
Political schizophrenia
Ballots contain names of the candidates that left the election race all the first day of the pre-term "elections". read more
Black PR to fire on eve of voting day, media expert says
Ales Antsipenka, expert in media for the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), told this reporters on Tuesday in Minsk. read more
“Tell the Truth!“ vote against withdrawal
Parliamentary candidates supported by the “Tell the Truth!” movement, including nominees who were denied registration as candidates, voted 19 to four against pulling out from the race for seats in the House of Representatives. read more
Two opposition parties withdrawing their candidates
The Belarusian Popular Front (BPF) and the United Civic Party (UCP) formally decided Wednesday to withdraw their parliamentary candidates, explaining that the election process was not transparent and democratic, and authorities were ignoring their demands to release political prisoners. read more |