Fair elections
Another “election” has been held in Belarus. Traditionally, the OSCE recognised it unfree and non-democratic. The opposition demands holding of fair presidential and parliamentary election. How to achieve this in Belarus?
Topic: Fair elections
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11:33 “Counter-evidence” of authorities: Pro-rectors are collecting signatures being on vacation 7
Interesting remarks of the Deputy Chairman of Homel Regional Election Commission were published in “Savetsky District” newspaper.
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11:45 Belposhta employees ordered to keep silent 29
Under the pressure of administration, employees of post offices are forbidden to give interviews and “disclose” what is happening at their working places.
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9:21 Militia doesn’t defend opposition pickets from provocateurs 9
Signature collectors say the militia stays indifferent towards their problems.
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17:32 Belarusian form of signature collecting: “Let nobody in!” (Video) 41
A member of Andrei Sannikov nomination group was prohibited to collect signatures in a dormitory in Navapolatsk.
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14:38 Belarusian doctors confess that they are compelled to collect signatures 18
Other violations during signature collecting for Lukashenka are fixed in Hrodna.
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12:41 Sensational confession of police lieutenant colonel: How election results are rigged in Belarus 442
Ballot boxes are sealed in a way that it is a child’s play to move this seal and throw in false ballots.
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16:29 Officials received order to prepare dictator’s “victory” 86
Babrujsk human rights activists have learnt about the “meeting” which was held recently in the city executive committee.
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13:28 Teachers were promised thirty pieces of silver 36
In Pershamaisky and Savetsky districts of Minsk teachers were offered to be paid for their participation in signatures collection for the dictator.
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12:53 Violations of law during signature collecting for Lukashenka 21
Members of the campaign Human Rights Activists for Free Elections say facts of using administrative resources have been recorded in the course of signature collecting to nominate Alyaksandr Lukashenka as a presidential candidate.
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9:30 Authorities don’t care about law and agitate for Lukashenka 12
“Novy Dzen”, a Zhlobin local newspaper, published an article “No Agitation during Signature Collecting!”.
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9:35 Head of Brest District Executive Committee confessed to the falsification of elections 82
The official stated that one had allegedly to lower the number of people who voted for the Belarusian dictator by 16 thousand people.
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17:58 Riot policemen and State department store staff interfered with collecting signatures for Sannikov 22
Minsk riot policemen and workers of the State department store tried to disband the picket engaged in collection of signatures for nomination of Andrei Sannikov as a presidential candidate.
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12:00 “Belsat” about the beginning of the signatures collection (Video) 6
“Belsat” TV channel reports about the beginning of the election campaign and the mood of Belarusians.
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11:13 Russian TV channels unhappy with censorship in Belarus 18
A big group of journalist of Russian regional media arrived in Belarus on a press tour.
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14:14 There are 14 oppositionists out of 2 000 people in election commissions - important news 31
The authority adherents will work in 155 Territorial Commissions on Presidential Election.
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9:20 Forming territorial election commission kept secret from opposition in Belarus 27
The local authorities of the town of Maladzechna held a secret session to form election commissions.
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14:41 Jerzy Buzek: Democracy is not a staged play 10
The election in Belarus looks like a farce of democracy, the President of the European Parliament thinks.
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15:18 “House of representatives” demands special session, early elections might be announced 34
Members of the “house of representatives” ask Lukashenka to convene a special session.
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14:52 Yarmoshyna: Presidential campaign to start no later than November 6 18
In a week the chairperson of the central election commission goes on vacation.
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15:41 Raman Yakauleuski: “It’s favourable for authorities to hold presidential elections as soon as possible” 13
The economic situation in the country spurs the authorities to set the data for the presidential elections for the nearest time.
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12:52 Viktar Ivashkevich: “Main strategy and critical point is people’ gathering on the square” 53
Every candidate for presidency should disseminate information to Belarusians about the necessity to take to the streets on the day of elections.
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10:30 10 democrats out of 20,000 pro-governmental deputies 3
Names of the oppositionists who won seats in the local councils in the elections have been released. We remind that the “elections” have been recognized non-free and undemocratic.
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15:40 Swedish Ambassador: "By laws of logics and mathematics vote figures do not agree" 20
The picture is as following: a candiate is given 84% of votes according to the results of the early vote, and Navasyad is on the second position with 7% of votes.
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13:48 Queues with ballots to district administrations. Photo fact 3
A queue of cars on the way to the Leninski district administration of Mahilou can be seen in the dark.
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12:33 Belarusian oppositionists arrested right in polling stations
In Rechytsa (Homel region) a candidate for deputy in Rechytsa industrial precinct number 3 Alyaksei Zmushko was detained.
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12:21 BPF and "For Freedom" activsts not allowed to be deputies 13
None of the candidates from the Belarsuian Popular Front party and "For Freedom" movement has become a deputy.
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11:52 Valyantsin Stefanovich: Did one third of voters leave Belarus on polling day?
A high number of persons who had taken part in the early voting shows that the process of elections had been "orchestrated" and held under duress.
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11:23 Observers evicted from polling stations by policemen and Cossacks
After the voting at local elections voting ballots were counted by "inner circle" again.
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17:06 Belarusian authorities break records in early voting 32
Early voting, which representatives of the EU called up to abandon, is still held in Belarus, and moreover, voters turn-out is higher than in previous years.
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12:38 City buses invite for early vote
Earlier messages-reminders about participation in the election were made only on the main polling day.
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11:50 Syarhei Vaznyak: It is clearly seen by ballots how rigging is done in Belarus 14
The early vote procedure which has started in the elections to local councils of deputies of the 26th convocation, according to experts, is an entirely undemocratic procedure.
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9:50 Early voting – old rules, no passport needed 32
April 20 is the start of early voting at the local council elections, which makes it easier to rig the results.
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9:21 Pro-governmental candidates use their employees in working hours for agitation 2
Some pro-governmental candidates in Homel attract their employees in working hours for agitating campaign. They also use official cars and fuel.
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16:18 Independent local council candidate beaten by militia in Belarus 13
Local council candidate Yauheny Vaskovich from Babruisk, a correspondent of the newspaper “Bobruiski Kuryer”, was beaten for a national white-red-white flag.
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10:51 Hostels waiting for an order from "above" 9
Before each "elections" people who live in Babrujsk hostels are summoned by authorities and told for whom they shoudl vote.
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10:55 Laptop and flash cards seized from local council candidate 3
Houses of oppositional local council candidate Alyaksandr Zarembyuk and his parents in the town of Masty were searched.
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12:50 Agitation in lordly ways 3
Pro-regime candidates for deputies use the administrative resources abundantly.
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14:38 Yarmoshyna didn’t invite OSCE/ODIHR mission to “elections” 4
According to the head of the Central Election Commission (CEC), the Belarusian authorities can decide themselves to what elections international observers can be invited.
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14:12 Incomes of pro-governmental candidate kept in secret 3
Information about income of candidates to the district council hasn’t been published.
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10:27 Candidate for deputy summoned for questioning to KGB 3
On April 14 late at night a candidate for deputy Ales Zarambyuk was given a summons where a reason of questioning had not been even indicated.
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16:24 Candidate removed from ballot for taking part in Freedom Day demonstration 3
Candidate to Rudauka local council Anastasia Azarko, a member of Young Belarus organization, was told in the election commission that she had been removed from the ballot.
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11:21 Pro-governmental candidates transferred from constituency to constituency
Dzmitry Mikhalevich, a candidate to Orsha city council, was registered in one constituency, but now he runs in elections in another constituency.
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10:06 Leaflets for democratic activsts not printed 1
Mozyr state printing plant "Kolor" refused to print campaign leaflets for the activist of the Belarusian Popular Front party Uladzimer Tselyapun.
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11:29 76.5% Belarusians know nothing about candidates for local council members 10
The poll shows that a campaign covering the local council elections remains invisible for a million of voters.
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10:10 Scandal: "Election" in Mahilyou hled before its official beginning photo 19
The regional election commission was formed by Mahilyou officials back in 2009.
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13:26 Democratic parties leaders: As before, there are no elections in Belarus 10
Elections institute in Belaus is in total crisis, state leaders of democratic parties and movements in Belarus.
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11:14 Paradoxes of electoral campaign in Belarus 4
Analyzing news about the electoral campaign in some towns of the Vitsebsk region, one can find a lot of unaccountable and even paradoxical situations.
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15:04 European Parliament waits for Yarmoshyna's invitation 13
Representatives of the European Parliament expressed a wish to participate in observation over the progress of local elections in Belarus.
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11:06 Arrested Belarusian oppositionist deprived of the right to run in elections 1
An activist of the BCD party is in prison now, so he is not able to apply for registration.
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12:00 Belarusian oppositionists expelled from district electoral commissions 5
An unprecedented case in the history of electoral process has been recorded in the district center Svislach in the Hrodna region.
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