Presidential election 2015 in Belarus

Yuri Vorobyov to head CIS IPA group of observers at Belarus’ presidential election
In line with the invitation of Speaker of the Council of the Republic Mikhail Myasnikovich and Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko to take part in the international monitoring of the presidential election in Belarus the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly launched the formation of the relevant group of observers...

CIS IPA observers to make part of CIS mission at Belarus’ presidential election
"The CIS long-term observation mission led by Sergei Lebedev will be deployed in Belarus before 12 August"...

OSCE starts recruiting for its Election Observation Mission to Belarus
Candidates must be citizens of OSCE participating states, excluding citizens of the Republic of Belarus...

Lukashenko’s initiative group collects over 100,000 signatures
“The collection of nomination signatures is currently in full swing. Initiative groups work independently and report to no one including the Central Election Commission"...

Yermoshina: Five potential presidential candidates open bank accounts
“It is good that those who are nominating make use of this novelty, which is an opportunity to open bank accounts once their initiative group is registered. This amendment to the Electoral Code of Belarus was introduced three years ago"...

Rapota: Journalists must highlight country’s development issues during election campaign
State Secretary of the Union State Grigory Rapota told when commenting on the role of mass media in the Belarusian president election campaign...

Churov: Elections are civil responsibility to the past generations and to the future
Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Russia Vladimir Churov said at the Minsk-Moscow video conference “70 Years of Peace: Lessons of the War and the History of the Common Victory”...

Yermoshina: No serious complaints so far
Judging by the information we receive from members of the initiative groups, the conditions for collecting the signatures are comfortable...

Representatives of Communist Party, Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus accredited as CEC observers
According to the Election Code, officially registered political parties and public associations can nominate their observers to the CEC...

CIS IPA to deploy its election observer mission in Belarus
It is planned that the observers will be deployed not only in Minsk but also in the regions, and also at foreign polling stations...