Yarmoshyna asks not to educate her: “It costs much”

Head of the Central Election Commission Lidziya Yarmoshyna expressed her sharp reaction to a statement of a nominee for candidates concerning democratic character of the “election process” in the country during considering the complaints of unregistered candidates form Minsk.

“Never educate the Central Election Commission. It costs much,” the Belarusian CEC head said to unregistered MP candidate Alyaksandr Lahvinets, who run in the 102nd Sukharava election district.

It was found out during the CEC sitting that ground for denial of registration was allegedly wring data in the tax return declaration. In particular, as a CEC expert noted, A. Lahvintest didn’t declare 251 euro he had received from abroad. However, the experts said this sum was pointed in the total income. N

In this connection, CEC member Nadzeya Kisyalyova said that “the total sum of year’s income is correct and the applicant admits a technical error”. In this regard N. Kisyalyova suggested t cancel the decision of the district commission and register A. Lahvinets.

CEC spokesman Mikalai Lazavik said “in this case the applicant has “clearly political motives to set the district commission up and check its vigilance”. According to the law, M. Lazavik says, teh applicant violated the declaration filing procedure, in particular, column of foreign income.

Opinions of CEC members divided during the voting. 9 people agreed with the decision of the district commission on refusal of registration A. Lahvinets. 3 CEC members, including its head L. Yarmoshyna voted for registration of A. Lahvinets as an MP candidate. “It is a cost of your fighting spirit,” L. Yarmoshyna said summarising voting results. L. Yarmoshyna noted that A. Lahvinets could appeal against the CEC decision to the Supreme Court.