Milososki meets with top media executive
For the first time, the parliamentary candidates in Belarus have the opportunity to participate in a television debate, Mr. Davydzka noted, according to press office of state television network Belarus One. read more
Observers accredited to monitor elections
389 international and 7,905 domestic observers have been accredited to monitor Belarus’ House of Representatives elections read more
UСP to boycott parliamentary elections, Bahdankevich says
Stanislaw Bahdankevich, who is running in the House of Representatives elections on behalf of the United Civic Party (UCP), said in a televised address to voters on Thursday that the party would boycott the vote. read more
Judge upholds ballot access denial for Milinkevich
A judge of the Supreme Court of Belarus on Wednesday upheld the central election commission's decision to deny registration as a parliamentary candidate to Alyaksandr Milinkevich, chairperson of the Movement for Freedom. read more
Milinkevich appeals denial of ballot access
Alyaksandr Milinkevich, leader of the Movement for Freedom, has filed an appeal against the denial of registration as a parliamentary candidate with the Supreme Court. read more
Lukashenka attacks opponents over election boycott
Alyaksandr Lukashenka on Saturday attacked his political opponents for calling for a boycott of this month’s parliamentary elections. read more
CEC accredits 250 international observers
The central election commission had accredited 250 international observers for Belarus’ House of Representatives elections as of August 31. read more
CEC denies registration as candidate
The central election commission upheld 11 out of the 53 complaints about denials of registration as parliamentary candidates that it considered between August 28 and August 30. read more
UCP urges Lukashenka to end censoring of addresses
The United Civic Party (UCP) has called on Alyaksandr Lukashenka to ensure that the television and radio addresses by candidates for the House of Representatives are not censored and to send the head of the central election commission, Lidziya Yarmoshyna, into retirement. read more
No debates between candidates in most districts
There will be no television and radio debates between parliamentary candidates in most of the 110 electoral districts, Mikalay Lazavik, secretary of the central election commission said. read more
Opposition candidates are in 78 electoral districts
There are registered pro-democracy parliamentary candidates in 78 of the 110 electoral districts, whereas pro-government candidates are present in each district, said Viktar Karnyayenka, a coordinator of the Campaign for Free Elections. read more
Opposition forces calling for elections boycotting
The Movement for Freedom and the "Tell the Truth!" movement have proposed that opposition parties and civil society organizations should jointly organize an "active election boycott". read more |