Belarus parliament elections

Rigoni: Election recommendations are given to many countries, not only Belarus
“We do not teach lessons. We give concrete recommendations, advice. We discuss them with local authorities. The goal is to harmonize all the electoral procedures in Europe so that they should meet certain standards,” the PACE rapporteur added...

Yermoshina: One side of vote count table should be open to observers
“The vote count procedure will allow observers to see all actions of a precinct election commission. International observers will be also allowed to district election commissions during the summarization of the results,” the CEC chair said...

MEPs expected to observe parliamentary elections in Belarus
"Еhe Ministry of Foreign Affairs is expected to send official letters to all the international established monitoring organizations. “They will form missions independently"...

Yermoshina: Discussion is necessary for intensification of political activity in Parliament
"But what is political culture? This is the respect for someone else's point of view. In Belarus the political activity in Parliament will be intensified thanks to different points of view. People discussing the point of view, which may differ, should arrive at the only correct solution that will be good for society"...

CIS, OSCE missions to observe parliamentary election in Belarus
According to the CEC, it is still early to speak about the expected number of foreign observers. However, taking into consideration the numbers during the parliamentary campaign in 2012, there can be around 600 to 700 observers this time...

Belarus parliamentary election date may be set for 11 September
Lidia Yermoshina told after the meeting with the head of state...

Belarus to act upon some OSCE ODIHR recommendations for organizing parliamentary elections
"Some of the recommendations, which are close to our election system and the Constitution, will be implemented. The recommendations that do not require legislation amendments will be acted upon during these elections. We are just going to improve the law enforcement practice,” said the head of the Belarusian election organization agency...

Yermoshina: Belarus will review further improvement of electoral legislation after the election
Chairperson of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus Lidia Yermoshina said...

Belarus parliament election procedures adjusted
"After the elections of 2012 the CEC suggested some amendments to the legislation. These changes have yet to be applied in the parliamentary elections”...