Observer from Germany Gunnar Lindemann: Elections in Belarus held in democratic way
Polls opened across Belarus for the parliamentary and local elections held on a single voting day on 25 February. Belarusians are electing deputies to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the eighth convocation and local councils of deputies of the twenty-ninth convocation. Early voting took place from 20 to 24 February. Voters showed a fairly high turnout. 41.71% of citizens included in the voters’ lists voted early in the parliamentary and local elections. According to the CEC, 45,505 national observers are monitoring the election campaign. The Central Election Commission has also accredited 294 international observers. The observation on the single voting day involves the observer missions from the CIS, the SCO, representatives of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, heads and representatives of electoral bodies of foreign states and experts from European and other countries, including Italy, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, France, Sweden, Switzerland, Serbia, and Bulgaria.
Polls opened across Belarus for the parliamentary and local elections held on a single voting day on 25 February. Belarusians are electing deputies to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the eighth convocation and local councils of deputies of the twenty-ninth convocation. Early voting took place from 20 to 24 February. Voters showed a fairly high turnout. 41.71% of citizens included in the voters’ lists voted early in the parliamentary and local elections. According to the CEC, 45,505 national observers are monitoring the election campaign. The Central Election Commission has also accredited 294 international observers. The observation on the single voting day involves the observer missions from the CIS, the SCO, representatives of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, heads and representatives of electoral bodies of foreign states and experts from European and other countries, including Italy, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, France, Sweden, Switzerland, Serbia, and Bulgaria.