News on the topic: presidential elections-2010
05.10.2010 Biaroza authorities changed their mind
On 1 October the Biaroza District Executive Committee adopted a ruling to change the list of the places banned for electoral picketing.
05.10.2010 Maladechna authorities mislead organizers of electoral pickets
On 25 September Maladzechanskaya Hazeta published ruling #733 of the Maladzechna District Executive Committee that determined the places banned for electoral picketing. According to the publication, the ban concerned the 50-meter zone of a large number of state institutions. There was also a special point, according to which picketing was also prohibited at the central square and the ground in front of the Culture Palace.
05.10.2010 Biaroza: ‘vigilant’ elector calls police
Larysa Mazheika, a member of the electoral team of Uladzimir Niakliayeu, collected signatures in a Biaroza suburb, Paunochny Haradok, a place where many military pensioners dwell. One of the citizens was outraged by the proposal to put her signature in support of Niakliayeu’s candidacy. She insulted the collector of signatures, called the police and detained her till their arrival.
05.10.2010 Babruisk: member of Rymasheuski’s electoral team threatened with dismissal
the Chairperson of the Babruisk branch of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Taisiya Kabanchuk told about the pressurization of Sviatlana Chyliankova (a member of the electoral team of the BCD candidate for presidency, Vital Rymasheuski) by the administration of the Babruiskahramash plant where she works as a storekeeper.
05.10.2010 Vitsebsk: human rights defender Pavel Levinau not included in election commissions even after two trials
The Vitsebsk Regional Court and the Vitsebsk District Court didn’t grant the complaints of the citizens who had nominated Pavel Levinau to the Vitsebsk Regional Election Commission and the Vitsebsk District Election Commission Respectively.
05.10.2010 Brest region: election commissions are governed by officers of executive committees
The governing positions in practically all district election commissions of the Brest region are occupied by representatives of the local executive authorities.
05.10.2010 People are forced to sign for Lukashenka in different parts of Belarus
The Deputy Head of the department of social development of the Navapolatsk enterprise Palimir Mikhail Kastsiuk collected signatures in support of Lukashenka’s candidacy during the working hours.
05.10.2010 Zhlobin district court dismisses complaint against non-inclusion of UCP member in election commission
The Zhlobin District Court (Homel region) a complaint against the non-inclusion of the representative of the United Civil Party Valiantsin Yauzrezau in the Zhlobin District Election Commission. The Deputy Chairperson of the Zhlobin District Executive Committee Uladzimir Kastsiaikou was summoned to the trial as a witness and told about the formation of the commission.
05.10.2010 Mahiliou region: 20 out of 26 election commissions headed by officers of executive committees
This statement was made by the head of the ideological department of the Niasvizh District Executive Committee Aliaksandr Karniushkin in a conversation with the deputy editor of the Niasvizhski Chas Ihar Yeutukh.
05.10.2010 Niasvizh authorities work only with state press
This statement was made by the head of the ideological department of the Niasvizh District Executive Committee Aliaksandr Karniushkin in a conversation with the deputy editor of the Niasvizhski Chas Ihar Yeutukh.
05.10.2010 Collectors of signatures still face obstacles
The Minsk riot policemen and workers of the city department store (HUM) tried to disband a picket whose participants collected signatures for nomination of Andrei Sannikau a presidential candidate.
05.10.2010 Biaroza District Executive Committee informs, but gives no explanations
The residents of Biaroza Tamara Schapiotkina and Siarhei Rusetski received from Executive Committee the notes signed by the Deputy Chairperson Yauhen Tarasiuk, informing that that they hadn’t been included in the Biaroza District Election Commission.
05.10.2010 Collection of signatures for Aliaksandr Lukashenka in Hrodna and Kalinkavichy
Cases of forced signing in support of Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s candidacy for the presidnetial position were registered in Hrodna.
05.10.2010 Mazyr authorities forget to publish list of members of Mazyr District Election Commission
The Mazyr district press hasn’t published the information about the members of the Mazyr District Territorial Election Commission, though according to Article 34, paragraph 6 of the Electoral Code, ‘the decision about the formation of the commission must be published in the local press within seven days since its adoption… The name, patronymic and the surname of each member of the commission, the way of their nomination to the commission, the location and the telephones of the election commission must be mentioned in the text of the decision.’
05.10.2010 Baranavichy: observer looking for election commission
The member of the Belarusian Language Society Siarhei Housha didn’t manage to register as an observer at the Baranavichy City Election Commission. On 30 September he tried to find the place where the sitting of the commission was taking place, but to no avail. On 1 October he spent all days trying to get registered as an observer at the election commission as well.
