Deputy head of Baranavichy rural district commission promotes President’s ideas

The first session of the district election commission in Baranavichy rural election district # 7 (Baranavichy and Liakhavichy districts) took place. Piotr Dubouski, deputy director for ideology of Baranavichy poultry factory, was elected head of the election commission. Leanid Kaubasa, head of the ideological department of Liakhavichy executive committee, was elected his deputy.

According to election commission member Yan Savitski, at the first session of the commission its deputy head Kaubasa proposed to promote the ideas of the Belarusian President A. Lukashenka during the election campaign.

The commission is mostly composed of officials and heads of state-owned enterprises. One commission member represents non-governmental organizations (pro-Lukashenka BRSM), and one represents the pro-democratic parties (UCP). The rest were nominated by working bodies and by signature collection.

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