The head of the CEC of Belarus Lidia Yermoshina has confirmed that Svetlana Tikhanovski, to run for President, has recorded a video message to supporters in her office.
"It's my couch. She wrote this appeal without me," said the Chairman of the electoral Commission in an interview with the Belarusian edition of Komsomolskaya Pravda.
Presidential elections in Belarus ended on Sunday, demonstrating a high turnout of 79%. After the announcement of first data of exit poll, according to which incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko wins, gaining 79.7% of the votes, the situation escalated: the voters at the call of the opposition began to gather at polling stations to "control the vote count" in some cities, arrests started, police began to disperse the protesters.
Voters could vote for one of five candidates for the presidency: it is the co-Chairman of public Association "Tell the truth" Andrey Dmitriev, ex-Deputy Anna Konopacka, the acting head of state Alexander Lukashenko, a housewife of svetalana Tikhanovski, the Chairman of the party "Belarusian social-democratic Gramada" Sergey Cerecer. At the same time Belarusians would vote against all candidates.
. Incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko is leading in the elections in Belarus, showed the exit poll data.
He scores almost 80 percent, while Svetlana Tikhanovski – 6.8 percent.
The main day of voting in the presidential elections in Belarus will be held on Sunday.
At the highest state post claimed five candidates, including 26 years has been the head of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko, for which this is the sixth presidential race. The competition make him two men – representatives of opposition organizations and two women.
The mission of the CIS will take part in monitoring the elections of the President of Belarus, is in the process of its formation, told RIA Novosti on Monday the adviser of the press service of the CIS Executive Committee Maria Gutsalo.
"The mission of the CIS will take part in monitoring the elections of the President of Belarus, now in the process of its formation. We sent out invitations to States members of the CIS with request for nominations the mission of the CIS observers," said Gutsalo.
The head of the CEC of Belarus Lidia Yermoshina urged citizens to continue to gather EN masse near the government House, which houses the Commission, as it should not be used "as a tool to implement other people's political ambitions."
On Wednesday in Minsk at the government House gathered kilometer-long queues of citizens who wanted to appeal to the CEC with the requirement to register candidates ex-the head of Belgazprombank Victor Babariko and former head of high-tech Park Valery Tsepkalo. After finishing the work of the CEC at 19.00 (same as GMT) the police asked people to disperse, not to violate the law, but they still stood in line, and riot police held the point of arrest. As reported, not registered by the authorities human rights center "Viasna", on Wednesday in the center of Minsk detained more than 20 people.
The authorities should grant the right of people to peacefully Express their opinions, said the official representative of the UN Secretary General Stefan Dujarric, commenting on the situation in Belarus.
"Free and fair elections should be everywhere. We are watching what is happening in Belarus. Belarus or some other place, people have a fundamental right to hold peaceful demonstrations and to uphold the rule of law," said Dujarric.
Law enforcement officers of Belarus held the point of the detention of citizens who stood in mile-long queues in reception of the CEC of the Republic to file the appeal with the requirement to register as presidential candidates of the two politicians – former head of Belgazprombank Victor Babariko and former head of high-tech Park Valery Tsepkalo, the correspondent of RIA Novosti.
Due to the large number of people willing to appeal to the CEC, the Commission extended the working day on Wednesday for 50 minutes, until 18.50 (same as GMT). However, turn to the reception of the CEC is not reduced, they were joined by new people. Closer to 18.50 militiamen began every few minutes to warn by megaphone citizens that the working time of the CEC ends, and an appeal may be filed in electronic form. However, people in line continued to stand. The police also asked the people to disperse and not to violate the law.
Office for democratic institutions and human rights (ODIHR) of the OSCE are unable to observe the elections of the President of Belarus because of the lack of invitation, informed RIA Novosti the representative of the office of Kate Andrush.
Earlier, the head of the CEC of Belarus Lidia Yermoshina has told RIA Novosti that he expects the issuance of an invitation of the OSCE / ODIHR to observe the presidential election in the Republic, and then the Bureau will resolve this issue "on the merits".
A queue of several hundred meters were formed near the Central election Commission of Belarus wishing to appeal with the requirement to register as presidential candidates of the two politicians – former head of Belgazprombank Victor Babariko and former head of high-tech Park Valery Tsepkalo, the waiting lasts for several hours, the correspondent of RIA Novosti.
Earlier Wednesday, the head of the CEC of Belarus Lidia Yermoshina has told RIA Novosti that the citizens of Babariko and Tsepkalo "have no legal prospects." According to her, the same statements from citizens, written by sample and will be given the same answers. Yermoshina said that in his view the filing of such appeals as an attempt to disorganize the work of the CEC, and planned.
An unsanctioned rally "organized and planned" in Belarus headquarters of the two politicians, who were refused registration as candidates for President - Victor Babariko and Valery Tsepkalo, told RIA Novosti on Wednesday the head of the CEC Lidia Yermoshina.
On Tuesday evening in various cities of the Republic held an unauthorized mass protest. Their participants were citizens who do not agree with the decision of the Central election Commission of Belarus to refuse registration of candidates for President, former head of Belgazprombank, Babariko and former head of the high technologies Park Tsepkalo. According to the interior Ministry, across the country because of violations of public order were detained more than 250 people. As a result of clashes injured six policemen. The investigative Committee opened a criminal case on the facts of group actions in Minsk, grossly violating public order and connected with insubordination to the police.
The former head of the hi-tech Park administration of Belarus Valery Tsepkalo, who on Tuesday was denied registration as a presidential candidate, said that his staff was not involved in the organization of mass events in the country.
On Tuesday evening in various cities of the Republic were unauthorized mass protests after the decision of the Central election Commission of Belarus to refuse registration of candidates for President, the two politicians - former head of Belgazprombank Viktor Babariko and former head of the HTP administration Valery Tsepkalo. According to the interior Ministry, across the country because of violations of public order were detained more than 250 people. The investigative Committee opened a criminal case on the facts of group actions in Minsk, grossly violating public order and connected with insubordination to the police. The CEC head Lidziya Yarmoshyna said on Wednesday that an unauthorized action "organized and planned" in Belarus headquarters of Babariko and Tsepkalo.
The lawyer of the election headquarters of Viktor Babariko Maxim Sign said policy for failure to register as a candidate in presidents of Belarus for no reason.
With the corresponding statement the Sign made at a meeting of the Central election Commission of the Republic after the Commission decided to deny Babariko to register as a presidential candidate. CEC head Lidia Yermoshina read a letter of the state control Committee (SCC), which implies that the politician of the Declaration on income and property is "mismatch", and in advance Babariko for the post of the presidential candidate was attended by foreign organizations. In particular, as pointed out by Yarmoshyna, the Declaration is not reflected in the actual ownership of Babariko material resources and property, as well as income from activities of a number of controlled Belarusian commercial structures.
The state control Committee of Belarus has no information of use by the applicant for the post of President, former head of Belgazprombank Viktor Babariko foreign financial assistance, said Tuesday the head of the CEC Lidia Yermoshina.
The Central election Commission of Belarus at a meeting on Tuesday discussing the issue of registration of candidates in presidents.
The Central election Commission of Belarus at a meeting on Tuesday registered as a candidate for the presidency of the Republic Chairman of the Belarusian social-democratic "Hramada" (BSDG) Sergei Chereshnya, the correspondent of RIA Novosti.
The meeting of the CEC due to the epidemiological situation related to the coronavirus that has passed without the media and was broadcast on the Commission's website.
Election of the President of Belarus, which first hit record in the activity of the population and the number of nominees to a crucial stage, according to experts, will come with a newsletter with three or four names, among which no real rivals to the acting head of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko.
In mid-may, when the deadline for the submission of applications on registration of initiative groups, there were 55, which was a record in the history of the country's sovereignty. Then, during three meetings of the Central election Commission the number of candidates was reduced to 15. By the time the climax – the registration of candidates, which should be completed July 14 – fit the seven nominees. "I declare withdrawal from the campaign," "I withdraw my candidacy" - at different times were made by several applicants. Someone wishing to run is now in jail, instead of the other moved his wife.
A serious "mismatch" of the signatures submitted to the territorial election commissions, and subsequently recognized as authentic during the campaign for elections of the President of Belarus, due to poor coordination of the collectors of signatures and campaign headquarters of candidates for the top state post, said in an interview with RIA Novosti the head of the CEC Lidia Yermoshina.
Previously published summary statistics valid signatures in support of each of the seven members of the elections in the Republic. From this it follows that 100 thousand valid signatures required for the registration of candidates, gathered six people, with the exception of the former head of the HTP administration Valery Tsepkalo. According to the Commission, in support of 75 249 valid signatures, although after internal audit team of the applicant was filed 158 682. Tsepkalo is associated with the policy, said that the authorities want "to weaken or knock out... of the campaign the highest-rated candidates." Another contender Sergey Cerecer said that personally through his hands passed 106,5 thousand signatures, and the election commissions counted him 143 109.
Protection of the candidate for presidency of Belarus, former head of Belgazprombank Victor Babariko interceding to change his measure of restraint to house arrest, said one of the lawyers of the politician Dmitry Laevsky.
Currently, Babariko is in the KGB jail.
The OSCE parliamentary Assembly informed the Belarusian Parliament that because of the epidemiological situation will not be able to send its observers to the presidential elections in Belarus said Tuesday in Minsk, the head of the Commission for international Affairs of the lower house of the Parliament of the Republic of Belarus Andrei Savinykh.
"I've discussed this with the parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE. Certainly, we are interested in inviting our colleagues. But OSCE PA already said that they will not be able to send us their observers. This is due to the epidemiological situation (due to the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19)," - said Savinykh told reporters.
The head of the CEC of Belarus Lidia Yermoshina has told RIA Novosti that on August 9, her statement on the presidential elections are scheduled online, without a wide range of journalists, because of the pandemic coronavirus COVID-19.
In Belarus on the day of presidential and parliamentary elections in the small hall of the Palace of the Republic, which is located in the center of Minsk, according to tradition, until late at night working press room for journalists. Thus every few hours for the media press conference she holds herself or her Deputy, they present data about the voting, complaints, closing polling stations to answer questions. After midnight announced the preliminary results of the elections, the next morning held the final press conference of the CEC and make the statement of the international observation mission.
The head of the CEC of Belarus Lidia Yermoshina said that the Investigative Committee of the Republic recognized her victim in a criminal case, which concerns the presidential elections, a defendant in this case is a video blogger Sergei tikhanovski.
Earlier Yarmoshyna said that appealed to the UK with a request to check whether they are covered by the actions Tikhanovski, whose wife is being nominated for the presidency of the country under criminal charges of obstructing the elections and the work of the CEC. According to her, the pickets for collection of signatures, who previously held tikhanovski and his supporters, it used the words "kill" and then insulting nickname, she saw a threat in his address. In addition, she noted that tikhanovski proposed to his supporters to gather for a rally outside her home in Minsk and "at the same time to visit".
The period of registration of presidential candidates starts in Belarus on 5 July and will last until 14 July inclusive, follows from the graph of the CEC of the Republic.
Those of the candidates for the presidency who successfully pass the registration, you will receive Emeritus status candidates will be able to start campaigning.
The headquarters of the candidate for the post of the President of Belarus - the former head of the HTP administration Valery Tsepkalo - plans to appeal a significant rejection of the territorial election commissions of voters ' signatures collected in support of the nomination policy, told RIA Novosti on Tuesday the press-Secretary Alexey urban.
Central election Commission of Belarus announced Tuesday that Tsepkalo could not collect the required number of valid voter signatures for registration as a candidate for the presidency of the Republic. According to the Commission, in support Tsepkalo 75 249 valid signatures in the required minimum threshold of 100 thousand. Meanwhile, according to the headquarters Tsepkalo, in support of the policy were collected 212 thousand signatures, but local election commissions after the internal audit was filed on 160 thousand.
Lawyers for the applicant for the post of President of Belarus Victor Babariko on Wednesday were able to visit him in the detention center, said the representative of the headquarters policy Maria Kolesnikova.
Prior to this, the lawyers visited Babariko in jail on Saturday during the proceedings. As explained by RIA Novosti, one of its defenders Alexander pylchanka has, denied access to his client in the KGB jail in Minsk, because there is quarantine imposed on the background of the epidemiological situation of COVID-19, however this prevents the implementation of the existing policy legal rights to protection.
The Central election Commission of Belarus has received documents from one of the contenders for the presidency of the Republic, former head of the HTP administration Valery Tsepkalo for his registration as a candidate for the presidency, told RIA Novosti on Wednesday the CEC.
On Saturday a package of documents to the Commission was filed on behalf of another participant of the electoral campaign - the former head of Belgazprombank Victor Babariko. As reported RIA Novosti, the head of the CEC Lidziya Yarmoshyna, just continue the election by seven people who passed in the respective territorial Commission for checking the signatures of citizens collected in support of his nomination, including Babariko and Tsepkalo. Previously, the team Tsepkalo said about overcoming politician the necessary 100-thousand barrier during the collection of signatures.
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko explained the criticism, which sounds in the address of the current authorities of the Republic, the struggle for the presidency.
As the press service of the head of the Republic, it was about this at the meeting with representatives of the Brest region.
Street protests in Belarus against the background of the campaign will continue to grow, the authorities do not take political decisions that can stop them, a Russian political scientist Andrei Suzdaltsev.
Earlier in the press service of the interior Ministry of Belarus told RIA Novosti that about 270 people were arrested on Friday in different cities of Belarus after the election of pickets because of the violation of order of holding mass actions and disobedience to police officers.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that the choice between democratic and forceful solution of the situation and added that if to behave democratically, it risks losing the country.
Earlier in the meeting in Minsk that was dedicated to measures to support the real sector of the economy by the banking system, President of Belarus said that "intensified certain forces which begin to intensificate, rocking the situation in the country." According to him, managed to make some steps ahead and derail an ambitious plan to destabilize the country.
Contender for the presidency of Belarus, former head of Belgazprombank Viktor Babariko is in the KGB detention center, told RIA Novosti on Friday in the headquarters of the policy.
"They both are now in the KGB detention center, and Victor D., and his son Edward," - said the representative of the headquarters. He said that information about the location of Babariko in the KGB remand prison received from the sisters of the policy.
Office for democratic institutions and human rights OSCE (ODIHR) waiting for an invitation from the Belarusian authorities to observe elections of the President of the Republic, told RIA Novosti in the Warsaw office of the Organization.
Presidential elections will be held in Belarus on 9 August. In the political campaigns 19 of the June 13 presidential candidates in getting signatures for his nomination candidates. At least for registration is 100 thousand valid signatures. The decision on registration of candidates will be taken by the CEC.
A new criminal case was brought against the works of Sergei Tikhanovski, whose wife, Svetlana's running for President of Belarus, reported not registered by the authorities of Belarus human rights center "Spring".
Earlier, the head of the Central election Commission of Belarus Lidia Yermoshina said that appealed to the investigative Committee of the Republic with the request to check whether the actions fall under Tikhanovski criminal charges of obstructing the elections and the work of the CEC.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, commenting on the election campaign of the President, said that "democracy is democracy", but lawlessness in the country should not be, and asked the officials to ensure law and order.
According to the Agency Sputnik of Belarus, Lukashenko on Tuesday held a meeting on the activities of government agencies providing national security. According to the photograph in the Telegram-channel "Pool first", at a meeting attended by the Chairman of the KGB Valery Vakulchyk, head of the interior Ministry Yury Karaev, head of the Investigative Committee Ivan Maskevich, head of the state border Committee Anatoly Lappo, head of the Ministry of emergency situations Vladimir Vashchenko, the speakers of the two chambers of Parliament and other officials.
Ten people were detained in Minsk after the pickets for collection of signatures of voters in support of nomination of presidential candidates candidates, alternative to the incumbent, Alexander Lukashenko, said Sunday not registered by the authorities human rights center "Spring".
Sunday in dozens of cities across Belarus were the pickets for collection of signatures of voters, a number of them citizens lined up to give their signature alternative applicants. In Minsk several candidates put pickets on the square near the Kamarouski market. Presidential elections in Belarus scheduled for 9 August. Currently, signatures in support of his nomination candidates collected 14 contenders for the presidency. You must collect at least 100 thousand signatures. Registration of presidential candidates will be held from 5 to 14 July, after which starts the period of election campaign.
In dozens of cities across Belarus on Sunday, is the collection of voters ' signatures in support of nomination of presidential candidates candidates, alternative to the incumbent, Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusians are lining up again to give their signature for them.
Presidential elections in Belarus scheduled for 9 August. Signatures in support of his nomination candidates collected 14 contenders for the presidency. You must collect at least 100 thousand signatures. Registration of presidential candidates will be held from 5 to 14 July, after which starts the period of election campaign. To date, the initiative group of the two candidates - Lukashenko and former head of Belgazprombank Victor Babariko - announced that they had collected the necessary number of signatures.
CEC Chairman of Belarus Lidia Yermoshina said that the current presidential election campaign is the most severe in the history of the country.
Presidential elections in Belarus scheduled for 9 August. Currently, signatures in support of his nomination candidates collected 14 contenders for the presidency. Mass pickets to collect signatures in support of nomination gather supporters Svetlana Tikhanovski, aspiring to the presidency, and her husband Sergei, who is the head of its initiative group. At the end of may at the picket in Grodno, was detained tikhanovski, and about ten of his supporters. The interior Ministry reported that the picketers were arrested for violence against the police, criminal case is brought.
The head of the Central election Commission of Belarus Lidia Yermoshina said that appealed to the Investigative Committee of the Republic with the request to check whether they are covered by the actions of the blogger Sergei Tikhanovski, whose wife is being nominated for the presidency of the country under criminal charges of obstructing the elections and the work of the CEC.
Presidential elections in Belarus scheduled for 9 August. Currently, signatures in support of his nomination candidates collected 14 contenders for the presidency. Including nominated Svetlana Tikhanovski, whose husband, videobloger, failed to register his initiative group. However tikhanovski, who is the head of the initiative group of his wife, and his supporters gather mass pickets to collect signatures in support of nomination of his wife. Registration of presidential candidates will be held from 5 to 14 July, after which starts the period of election campaign.
