Belarus Parliamentary Elections 2012

Yermoshina: 2012 parliamentary elections were the smoothest in Belarus’ sovereign history
The CEC head praised the election campaign: “Perhaps it has been the smoothest parliamentary elections in my time as a chairperson of the Central Election Commission”...

Belarus CEC in favor of OSCE presence at next elections
The presence of international observers at elections makes one more disciplined, believes the CEC head...

Union State PA observers praise fair, open elections in Belarus

press service of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia told BelTA...

Elections to Council of Republic valid in all regions and Minsk

Presidiums of regional councils of deputies and the Minsk City Council of Deputies are to submit the necessary documents to the Central Election Commission within two days after they hold sessions. Registration of newly elected members of the Council of the Republic will be held before 5 October...

Elections to Belarus’ Council of Republic to complete 25 September
Elections are held by secret vote at the meetings of deputies of local councils in every oblast and the deputies of the Minsk City Council, eight representatives from each oblast and the city of Minsk...

Belarus’ parliament renewed by 80%
21 among those 109 who won seats in the parliament have been re-elected, according to the official website of the Central Election Commission (CEC)...

OSCE: Belarus parliament elections were not compliant with international standards
“This election was not competitive from the start,” said Matteo Mecacci. He underlined: “We are still ready to cooperate with Belarus in seeking ways to hold elections in our common interests”...

Belarus ready to hear out remarks, opposed to excessive pressure
“We hold elections for our own sake and in line with our own laws. They may not be perfect but for now the laws are in effect and we have to abide by them. I am ready to hear out serious remarks. We are ready to work on it,” said the head of state...

Lebedev: CIS, OSCE had the same view of Belarus’ elections on election day
“We met with them at polling stations yesterday and shared our views. We were getting the same idea of the electoral process during the day,” Sergei Lebedev said...

CIS mission: Belarus’ parliamentary elections meet international standards
The parliamentary elections in Belarus meet the universally acknowledged standards, Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee - CIS Executive Secretary, chief of the CIS observation mission in Belarus Sergei Lebedev told...