News on the topic: elections
27.08.2013 Vitsebsk BPF leader petitions Parliament over plans to outlaw election boycott campaigning
Leanid Autukhou, Vitsebsk leader of the Belarusian Popular Front, sent a statement to the Legislation Commission of the House of Representatives.
05.08.2013 Zhlobin: prosecutor's office issues a protest against justification of member of “Fair World”
The Zhlobin District Prosecutor's Office filed a protest to the Homel Regional Court against the decision of the Zhlobin District Court to acquit the member of the Belarusian Leftist Party “Fair World” Yauhen Basareuski of all charges..
22.07.2013 Human rights defenders send results of independent election monitoring to government agencies
About 200 copies of the book “Elections to the Chamber of Representatives of the Fifth Convocation. September 23, 2012. Results of Independent Observation.” were sent by the activists of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” to various government agencies, libraries, members of the Chamber of Representatives, embassies, and all those who are interested in the assessments of election law and conclusions of observers during the parliamentary elections in 2012.
15.04.2013 Lidziya Yarmoshyna ignores proposal of Vitsebsk human rights defender
Human rights defender Leanid Svetsik applied to the Central Election Commission with the proposal to introduce amendments to the Electoral Code. In particular, he asked to supply Article 11 of the Electoral Code with the notion of the legal status of election commissions. In her answer the CEC head informed him that his application wouldn't be considered on its merits.
01.02.2013 Authorities are not going to issue money for agitation leaflets no more, NGOs won't be given the right to nominate candidates for Parliament
Aliaksandr Lukashenka has held a council on the amendment of the electoral legislation.
17.12.2012 European Election Observers Launch Platform in Warsaw
Warsaw - On 12th December 2012, twelve civil society organisations supporting or conducting citizens’ election observation in the states of the Eastern Partnership, the Russian Federation and the European Union have launched the “European Platform for Democratic Elections” (EPDE) in Warsaw.
07.12.2012 Viktar Ivashkevich: amendments to Electoral Code are disguise for West
Amendments to the electoral legislation will not affect the course of electoral campaigns, the politician is confident.
16.10.2012 Final report on monitoring media coverage of elections presented
Unlike all the previous elections monitored by BAJ, both state-owned and independent media lost interest in election related subjects pretty soon after the polling.
21.06.2012 KGB puts pressure on supporters of change of the Electoral Code
KGB and ideologists are exercising pressure on the members of the initiative group created in order to change the Election Code.
18.06.2012 Parliamentary elections set for September 23
Alyaksandr Lukashenka announced at a government conference on Monday that September 23 would be the main voting day in this year's elections for the House of Representatives.
29.05.2012 Brest campaigners for electoral reform report harassment by security officials
Several Brest activists campaigning for the reform of the electoral legislation have been intimidated by local police and KGB employees, says the campaign’s member Viktar Chaikouski.
04.05.2012 Hrodna activists want to picket for fair elections without Lukashenka
Five civil and political activists of Hrodna applied for holding pickets "For Fair Elections without Lukashenka" in different parts of the city on 15 May.
04.05.2012 Dzmitry Uss tries to get his initiative group registered
On 1 May former presidential candidate Dzmitry Uss held an outdoor assembly with the aim to establish an initiative group for preparation of the draft law for amending the Electoral Code of Belarus. More than 100 people from different parts of Belarus became members of the group.
26.07.2011 Mahiliou observers stand trial
Mahiliou Kastrychnitski District Court has started hearing the lawsuit entered by former chair of local election commission Mrs. Iryna Ziamtsova, following an alleged case of label by two observers Mrs. Larysa Shukaila and Liudmila Kavylkina, the BelaPAN news agency reports.
21.07.2011 Former local council candidate submits complaint to UN HR Committee
Homel activist Marya Bahdanovich, who was running for the local council in 2010, has submitted a complaint to the UN Human Rights Committee, arguing that chair of the city’s election commission Mr. Paroshyn was involved in election violations.
