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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.
The Russian expert, a specialist on the former Soviet Union Andrei Suzdaltsev called the nonsense words of the member of the initiative group of former presidential aspirant in Belarus Victor Babariko Yury Voskresensky, who broadcast the state TV channel "Belarus 1" said that he had accepted money from Moscow's politicians for "destabilizing the situation" in the country.
"Belarus 1" on Thursday evening aired the confession of the resurrection, who said on camera that he met with political analyst Dmitry Balkanton, later he introduced his colleague, Andrei Suzdaltsev. According to Voskresensky, for a reward he offered to "communicate further on the subject of the study of the socio-political situation in the Republic of Belarus", Balconet allegedly told him about the intention to destabilize the political situation in the country ahead of the elections. Under the statement of the resurrection, Bolkunets "get at the meeting of 30 thousand rubles from his personal funds with the words "democracy" and advised them to convey for purchasing laser pointers in case of use of violence by Riot police". Seeing the recent developments in the Republic, the resurrection "decided to turn himself in" to the KGB, which outlined all available information about the offense, realizing that it was used "as pawns blindly Moscow puppeteers".
A few people who claim to have served in law enforcement agencies of Belarus, has recorded a video in which they throw their shape. In footage posted on the page in Instagram.
Evgeny Novitsky from the satellite city of Minsk Logoysk posted on his Instagram video, which his brother says that he can not be proud of where he served, and cannot store the form that is visible stripe "special forces", at home, and then throws it in the trash.
Producer Joseph Prigogine said on the air of NSN solution conductor Vladimir Spivakov to abandon awarded by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko the order of Francysk Skaryna, not supporting such a move.
"The order was awarded for humanism it Spivakov, for his achievements. He is the owner of this order by right as someone who is a cultural bridge between our countries and peoples," he said.
The leading military program "Arsenal" on the TV channel "Belarus 1" Vladimir Burko announced in Instagram about his dismissal.
Earlier similar decision was reported by other presenters channel - Evgeny Perlin and Olga Belmac.
In Minsk law enforcement agencies opened fire on people standing on the balconies of apartment houses, according to Sputnik of Belarus. Video of the incident posted on YouTube.
The incident occurred in the vicinity of the metro station "Grushevka" on the prospectus Dzerzhinsky.
Protests against results of presidential elections in Belarus continues the fourth day. Now all four of the opposition candidate for the post of head of state requires to cancel the results of voting. And although the environment had fewer collisions between protesters and militiamen, as a result of collisions of cars per day brought down the employee of GAI.
Mass protests began across Belarus on 9 August, after the presidential election, won by incumbent Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, according to the CEC, he scored 80,08% of the vote. Sunday evenings in the country are unauthorized protests, the protesters are building barricades, the police dispersed them with the help of special equipment.
Operational situation in the headquarters set up in connection with the conduct of the Belarus presidential election, has information that during the unauthorized protests in Minsk were injured, law enforcement officials, told RIA news the press-Secretary of the Ministry of internal Affairs of the Republic Olga Chemodanova.
"While no such information", - she said, answering the question of whether victims of law enforcement officers during protests in Minsk.
. 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 interior Ministry of Belarus is monitoring the situation on mass events, according to Sputnik of Belarus.
"The interior Ministry fully controls the situation in Minsk and other regional cities," - said in an online broadcast of the Agency.
Press Secretary of the candidate in presidents of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski Anna krasulina said that there are fears that the government decides to accuse his rivals in the presidential elections in the riots in Minsk.
"We understand that the government can impose such tomorrow. Power start violence, and always blame others", - Krasulin has told RIA Novosti.
The staff of the candidate in presidents of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski urged law enforcement authorities to protect peaceful protesters and does not violate the Belarusian legislation, said the representative teams policy Olga kovalkova.
"We urge law enforcement authorities to protect the safety of Belarusians and not to break the law. We are peaceful people, we do not provoke and act within the law - we have the constitutional right to peaceful protest," - said Koval'kova at a press conference in Minsk.
The entire staff of the Belarusian police transferred to the strengthened mode of service in connection with mass actions of the presidential election, told Sputnik of Belarus, the official representative of the Ministry of interior of the Republic Olga Chemodanova.
In addition, she said, additional forces involved.
The candidate in presidents of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski applied to military, police and protesters, writes Sputnik of Belarus.
"I want to ask the police and the troops to remember that they are part of the people", — quotes the edition of its word in the Telegram channel.
The staff of the candidate in presidents of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski barricade, there's fear of detention, according to Sputnik of Belarus.
"Headquarters Tikhanovski barricaded - shut all Windows and doors, fear of detention", - is spoken in the message of Agency.
The participant of the campaign of the candidate in presidents of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski Maria Kolesnikova and released after the detention, said Saturday the headquarters of the ex-applicant for a post of the head of state Victor Babariko, whose leader is detained.
Previously, three staff - Tikhanovski, Babariko and another ex-contender for the post of President Valery Tsepkalo said that join forces during the election campaign, with the goal of holding fair elections. They also noted that they intend to hold a second fair elections after the August 9, 2020. Persons of this campaign, in addition to Tikhanovski, are representative of the headquarters Tsepkalo and his wife Veronica, as well as the representative of a staff of Babariko Kolesnikov.
The candidate on a post of the President of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski before the elections for security reasons left his Minsk apartment, is surrounded by supporters and journalists, I'll spend the night, told RIA Novosti on Saturday, the politician's press-Secretary Anna krasulina.
"Yes, she was forced to leave his apartment, just because there (near the house where she lives – ed.) has gathered a number of "Chiharu" (militiamen in civilian clothes – ed.), drove the minivan suspicious. And given that two of her closest aides, who in recent years for security purposes, beside her slept, insulated is the chief of staff Maria frost and confidant of Oleg Moiseev - not to leave her alone in this situation, its just to move to where ... we will all be able to protect her," said krasulina.
In Belarus today choose the President. On the eve of the acting head of state Alexander Lukashenko said that the harvesting campaign is more important than the election. In Minsk at this time, the detained participants of unsanctioned actions. The situation in the Republic nervous. RIA Novosti recalls how everything was before, and understands what to expect after the counting of votes.
Four days of early voting, the turnout exceeded 32%, said the morning of 8 August the Belarusian Central election Commission. Most actively the Gomel region is nearly 43%. In Minsk, about 30.
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.
Trustee of candidate for President of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski Andrew smolanczuk and his wife detained by police, reported RIA Novosti on Friday, the politician's press-Secretary Anna krasulina.
"Andrew smolenchuk arrested today along with his wife, Jeanne Crumb. They are in the police Department of Zavadski district of Minsk," - said krasulina.
The number of detainees on the failed rally in support of the candidate on a post of the President of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski, which was to be held in Slutsk, Minsk region, rose to 18, said the public campaign "human rights Defenders for free elections".
The beginning of the rally in Slutsk was scheduled for 17.30 (same as GMT). According to human rights, even before the anticipated rally to the venue drove municipal vehicles and tractors, utilities staff planted flowers in the flowerbeds. Near the site for the rally was an open hatch. However, the site was fenced with tourniquets. To participate in the rally gathered about 500 people.
A former contender for the presidency of Belarus, former head of the high-tech Park Valery Tsepkalo wrote a letter to the leaders of 32 countries in a letter asking assistance in holding free elections in the Republic, RBC reports.
In Belarus, the campaign for the elections, the main voting day scheduled for 9 August. Early voting will begin on 4 August. Just for the presidency claimed five people, including incumbent head of state Alexander Lukashenko, who is running for a sixth term.
The candidate in presidents of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski said that her husband Sergei, who is now in jail, "with great surprise," found out about the new accusations against him.
"I want to share with you how Sergei took the statement of the UK instituting against him in two more articles and information on Belarusian TV... the news that the Belarusian television shows him as a person that is related to the detained "rebels" from Russia, and that "Country for life" allegedly worked under the control of a Russian political technologist Shklyarov, Sergey learned with great surprise. He are the facts of his biography are unknown," wrote Tikhanovski in Facebook.
Russia does not interfere and does not interfere in the internal Affairs of Belarus, including the election campaign, hopes that the elections were successful, said the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov
"First, we still do not want to interfere in any way in the election campaign in Belarus. We hope that it will be successful, will conform to all principles and norms of free expression", - said Peskov told reporters, answering the question, how in the Kremlin look at meetings in Belarus, see in this the possible influence of other States.
In a rally in support of a candidate for the office of President of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski in Minsk took part no fewer than 63 thousand people, States in his Telegram-channel human rights center "Spring".
Official information on the number who took part in the action yet.
In Minsk, under reinforced security measures held a mass picket of the candidate in presidents of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski, reported the correspondent of RIA Novosti.
The event started in the Park of Friendship of peoples at 18:00. To get to the action, people had to line up and pass the inspection.
Criminal proceedings were instituted against the husband of the candidate in presidents of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski blogger Sergei Tikhanovski on the fact of incitement to violent action against the police, reported the press service of the Investigative Committee of the country.
"Main investigation Department of the Central office of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus in relation to Tikhanovski excited a number of criminal cases... So, in relation to a criminal case... on the facts of committing premeditated actions aimed at different excitation of social hatred, and incitement to commit violent aggressive actions against law enforcement officers", - is spoken in the message.
Urgent meeting with candidates presidents of Belarus takes place in the country's Central election Commission, the correspondent of RIA Novosti.
On Wednesday, the candidate in presidents of Belarus, Chairman of the social democratic "Hramada" Sergey Caraceni told RIA Novosti that the CEC of the Republic urgently gathering on Thursday at a meeting of candidates for the highest post of the country. About the reasons for meetings not reported.
The candidate on a post of the President of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski said that her husband – great oppositionist Sergei Tikhanovski extended their detention until 29 September.
Previously, the period of detention Tikhanovski has been extended to 8 August. Videobloger and a number of his supporters have been detained since the end of may, against them criminal case under article "organization and preparation of activities that breach public order" because of the incident at the picket in Grodno, where there was a scuffle with two police officers. In addition, 16 Jun not registered by the authorities of Belarus human rights center "Viasna" reported that in respect of Tikhanovski one more criminal case – for obstructing the election. During the time spent in jail run several times placed in solitary confinement. Defenders of the Republic think of the blogger as a political prisoner.
The incumbent President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, who is running for a sixth term, ready to support 72,3% of the citizens of the Republic, according to data conducted by the analytical center Ecoom poll.
A public opinion poll "about the electoral moods and preferences of citizens" was held by order of the Belarusian ONT TV channel, results posted Tuesday on its website. The study was conducted from 23 to 27 July 2020 by telephone survey. The Republican sample size is 1879 of respondents, the statistical error does not exceed 2.5-4%. In the previous poll conducted by the Ecoom July 10-13, also in the order of ONT, it was reported that Lukashenko in the elections are ready to vote for 69,4% of the population.
Political analyst Alexei Jerman appreciated the words of the candidate in presidents of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski that the country does not need integration with Russia. About this newspaper "Vzglyad".
Earlier Tikhanovski made for the country's withdrawal from the Union state. In her opinion, Belarus needs a "normal interstate relations," independence and autonomy.
The candidate on a post of the President of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski said that the current authorities of the Republic of intentionally scare people, "Maidan" and invent "non-existent danger."
"You are afraid, paint a scary picture of the future of Belarus with the new President, you manipulate, invent non-existent dangers, cheat. You are afraid that if you don't choose the current government, there will be a Maidan. Actually, it's not that," said Tikhanovski, speaking on Tuesday with the pre-election program broadcast public television channel "Belarus 1".
The candidate in presidents of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski stated that he does not understand the attempts of critics to find "Pro tracks" in her election campaign.
Previously great Sergei tikhanovski planned to participate in the presidential elections in Belarus, which will be held on August 9, but was unable to register the CEC an initiative group for his nomination because he was serving an administrative arrest for unauthorized protest and could not personally sign the necessary documents. However, the initiative group was registered in his wife Svetlana and was eventually registered as a candidate for the presidency. She constantly emphasizes that continues to struggle her husband. Tikhanovski is now in jail in criminal cases about the organization of actions violating public order and obstructing elections.
The candidate in presidents of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski intends to make in Parliament on 3 August, the same day the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko in his annual message to the nation and Parliament, said Tuesday the headquarters of alternative policies, uniting their efforts around Tikhanovski.
"All presidential candidates from the time of their registration have the equal right to speak at election and other meetings, meetings. Including on state television. So today, July 28, Svetlana Tikhanovski sent his request to speak at the meeting of the extraordinary session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus. At the same session, where on August 3, before the start of early voting with his message will be the incumbent President", - is spoken in the message.
The electoral race in Belarus is coming to a climax in the country in full swing campaigning, primary election day scheduled for 9 August. Presidential candidates was five people, and each of them his vision of the development of relations with Russia and the West in the event of coming to power.
The five candidates, in particular, included the current Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, who is running for a sixth term, former Deputy of lower house of Parliament Anna Konopacka, co-Chairman of public Association "Tell the truth" Andrey Dmitriev, Chairman of the Belarusian social democratic party "Hramada" Sergey Caraceni and unemployed Svetlana Tikhanovski, the wife of popular videoblogger Sergei Tikhanovski, who is in custody in criminal cases.
The candidate on a post of the President of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski on Sunday held a massive campaign rally in Gomel within the framework of his visits to the cities of the Republic.
The election campaign takes place in Belarus from 14 July to 8 August, the elections scheduled for 9 August. Picket Tikhanovski in Gomel was organized in front of the entrance of the branch "Center of inclusive culture" state institution "City cultural center". Its members, according to various media reports, were from seven to ten thousand people. There were so many people that they are unable to fit into allocated by local authorities for campaigning platform, they had to observe what is happening in the surrounding streets. The ceremony was broadcast on the Internet.
Videobloger Sergei tikhanovski, husband of the candidate in presidents of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski, appeared in the database of the controversial website "the Peacemaker."
"Deliberate violation of the state border of Ukraine with purpose of penetration into the occupied by Russian invaders of Crimea. Participation in attempts to legalize the occupation of Crimea by the Russian invaders", - stated in the card Tikhanovski on the site "Peacemaker".
A former contender for the post of President of Belarus Valery Tsepkalo, who previously left the Republic and is now in Moscow, said that Russia is engaged in the election campaign.
On Friday, a source close to the Tsepkalo reported his immediate departure from Belarus to Moscow for fear of being detained. According to the source, Tsepkalo went on Thursday evening with the children, as he had received information about his possible arrest in connection with the ongoing law enforcement inspection. His wife remains in Belarus. Tsepkalo confirmed that they left the Republic because of the threat of arrest and now is in Moscow, but could return before the election on August 9.
The candidate in presidents of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski holds in Minsk his first election rally in this capacity, the correspondent of RIA Novosti.
In the Park of Friendship of peoples, where the authorities have allowed to hold campaign events in the framework of the election campaign and which unloved opposition for the peripheral location, gathered hundreds of people. There they met not only with Tikhanovski, but also with members of staff which have not been registered with the CEC as candidates for the presidency the former head of the high-tech Park Valery Tsepkalo and the former head of Belgazprombank Victor Babariko.
Supporters of the candidate in presidents of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski develop an IT solution which will allow to minimize possible violations during the elections in the country, said Sunday Veronika Tsepkalo, which is involved in the joint campaign headquarters of the three politicians gathered around Tikhanovski.
Earlier, the headquarters of the presidential candidate Tikhanovski, and which have not been registered as candidates former head of the HTP administration Valery Tsepkalo and the former head of Belgazprombank Victor Babariko said that he had decided to join forces during the current election campaign, with the goal of holding fair elections in the country. They also noted that they intend to hold a second fair elections after the August 9, 2020. The "face" of this campaign in addition to Tikhanovski are the representative of the headquarters Tsepkalo and his wife Veronica, as well as the representative of a staff of Babariko Maria Kolesnikova.
The candidate in presidents of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski and her colleagues commented on the words of the acting head of state Alexander Lukashenko about what the Constitution says, "no lady".
"We believe that we are not inferior, we are equal to men and believe that we will win," said Tikhanovski RBC.
The candidate in presidents of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski stated that her headquarters and headquarters which have not been registered as candidates Valery Tsepkalo and Victor Babariko plan to hold pickets in Minsk and other cities of the country.
Headquarters Tikhanovski, as well as the commands which have not been registered as candidates by the ex-head of administration of Park of high technologies Tsepkalo and the former head of Belgazprombank, Babariko said Thursday that he decided to join efforts with the goal of holding fair elections in the country. They also noted that they intend to hold a second fair elections after the August 9, 2020.
The headquarters of the candidate in presidents of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski, and also commands the number of unsuccessful registration as candidates former head of the HTP administration Valery Tsepkalo and the former head of Belgazprombank Victor Babariko decided to combine efforts with the goal of holding fair elections in the country, the statement said.
A statement made on Thursday following the meeting of staff Tikhanovski, Tsepkalo and Babariko.
The former head of the hi-tech Park administration of Belarus Valery Tsepkalo, who on Tuesday was denied registration as a candidate for the presidency of the Republic, said he was willing to support her Tikhanovski, which "can play the role of" appointed 9 August election.
"We will soon talk to her. We have some interesting strategies for how move even in this situation in this political campaign. I think Svetlana Tikhanovski will play a role," Tsepkalo told reporters on Wednesday in Minsk.
The incumbent President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in 2019 earned 117 thousand Belarusian rubles, or more than 48 thousand of dollars of real estate and shares in property he has not, follows from the Declaration of income and property of the head of the Republic.
On Wednesday in the printed edition of the newspaper "SB. Belarus today" has published the income Declaration of the five candidates for the presidency of the Republic. Presidential elections in Belarus will be held on 9 August.
In Belarus launched the campaign — less than a month before the presidential election. Five candidates joined the fight, but the two main rivals of "father" — the banker Victor Babariko and diplomat Valery Tsepkalo — never registered. Who will compete with Alexander Lukashenko and if they have a chance to win, dealt RIA Novosti.
Elections will be held on August 9, but the final list was only in mid-July. Fifteen of initiative groups nominated candidates, the Central election Commission approved only five.
The Central election Commission of Belarus registered unemployed Svetlana Tikhanovski candidate for the post of President of the Republic, as it poses no danger to President Alexander Lukashenko in the elections, but he withdrew from the race all "neprosadochnyh" candidates, said Deputy Director of the CIS Institute Vladimir Zharikhin.
Earlier, the Central election Commission of Belarus at a meeting on Tuesday refused to ex-the head of Belgazprombank Viktor Babariko and former head of the HTP administration Valery Tsepkalo to register a candidate for President. However, the candidate was unemployed was Svetlana Tikhanovski. Also in the presidential race will be attended by the Chairman of the Belarusian social-democratic "Hramada" (BSDG) Sergey Cerecer, co-Chairman of public Association "Tell the truth" Andrey Dmitriev, former Deputy of lower house of Parliament Anna Konopacka and acting head of state Alexander Lukashenko.
Five candidates admitted to the election of the President of Belarus, which will take place on 9 August, these are the results of the meeting of the CEC of the Republic, held on Tuesday.
Thus, the presidential race will be attended by the acting head of state Alexander Lukashenko, who is running for a sixth term, former Deputy of lower chamber of Parliament of Belarus Anna Konopacka, co-Chairman of public Association "Tell the truth" Andrey Dmitriev, Chairman of the Belarusian social-democratic "Hramada" Sergey Caraceni and unemployed Svetlana Tikhanovski, going to the polls instead of her husband of opposition blogger Sergei Tikhanovski.
Svetlana Tikhanovski, which the Central election Commission of Belarus has registered the candidate on a post of the President of the Republic, scarcely has the chances of electoral success and can not become a center of consolidation of the opposition in the presidential race, told RIA Novosti assistant Professor of political theory at MGIMO (U) mid of Russia, RIAC expert Kirill Koktysh.
Tikhanovski, the wife of the Belarusian popular videoblogger Sergei Tikhanovski, who is currently in custody in criminal cases. He previously tikhanovski planned to participate in presidential elections, but was unable to register the initiative group to collect signatures in support of nomination of a candidate, then the decision to stand for election was received by the wife.
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 sixth contender for the President of Belarus, unemployed Svetlana Tikhanovski filed to the CEC documents for registration as candidate, told RIA Novosti on Tuesday in the Commission.
"Documents taken from Svetlana Tikhanovski," - said the Agency representative of the CEC.
Videobloger Sergei tikhanovski, whose wife is being nominated to the presidents of Belarus, left in solitary confinement until June 26, said Saturday not registered by the authorities of the Republic of the human rights center "Spring".
Center on 13 June reported that tikhanovski placed in solitary confinement, prison until June 19, the exact cause of the seizure is unknown.
Less than two months before the presidential elections situation in Belarus is heating up - on the eve of the case in respect of BGB arrested one of the contenders for the presidency of the Republic, the former banker Victor Babariko, which, according to observers, has every chance to compete with the permanent Alyaksandr Lukashenka. Lukashenka claims that the authorities were able to "frustrate an ambitious plan" to destabilize the Republic, denounced the "puppeteers" who sit outside of Belarus.
The state control Committee of Belarus "puppeteers" in the BGB called "the big bosses in "Gazprom" and maybe above", which, according to the head of the Committee Ivan Tertile fear that the Belarusian side initiated an investigation will lead them. In the Kremlin all charges, both direct and indirect, rejected as unfounded and stated that Moscow was not going and is not going to interfere in the internal Affairs of Belarus.