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VITEBSK, 20 December (BelTA) – Ballot count in Orsha is open and in full compliance with law, BelTA learnt from CIS observer member of the Smolensk Oblast Duma Vladimir Ryzhichenkov. “Counting procedures are clearly described in the Election Code. Election commissions observe them, there were no critical remarks and complaints,” said the observer. Another 10 observers also observed the process of opening the ballot boxes and counting of votes at polling station No.4 in Orsha....

VITEBSK, 19 December (BelTA) – A total of 911 polling stations have opened in Vitebsk Oblast on 19 December, BelTA learnt from Chairman of the Vitebsk Oblast Election Commission Vyacheslav Kryukovsky. Two polling stations were set up in military units, 51 in health farms, hospitals, and holiday hotels. The commissions include 11,458 members. Over 40% of them were nominated by public organizations and political parties, over one third were nominated by submitting an application, the rest...

VITEBSK, 15 December (BelTA) – The first days of the early voting in Vitebsk Oblast did not witness any violations of Belarusian election legislation, BelTA learned from the CIS long-term observer Anatoly Nebogatov, Director of the Department for Humanitarian Cooperation, General Political and Social Problems of the CIS Executive Committee. Anatoly Nebogatov got acquainted with the work of four precinct commissions and the voting procedure, including sealing ballot boxes for early...

VITEBSK, 15 December (BelTA) – Experts from six countries will gather for an international scientific conference at the Masherov Vitebsk State University to discuss development prospects of Belarusian Poozerie, the lake district in the north of the country, BelTA learned from the university. The scientific conference on 16-17 December will bring together more than 150 scientists, experts, and officials of environmental departments from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Kazakhstan, and...

VITEBSK, 14 December (BelTA) – The Vitebsk Oblast commissions for Belarus’ presidential election in Vitebsk have accredited 4,333 local observers, chairman of the oblast election commission Vyacheslav Kryukovsky told BelTA. Most of observers (4,3 thousand) will work in precinct commissions. 884 of the observers are representative of the labor collectives, 526 persons nominated themselves by submitting an application, members of political parties received 119 seats. CIS and OSCE observers...

MINSK, 13 December (BelTA) - The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) plans to implement a project on opening 4 internet-access centers in Vitebsk Oblast, coordinator of the Swedish-Belarusian project on local administration development in Belarus Alexander Pirogov told reporters on 13 December. Information centers will be set up in Disna and Perebrodiye (Miory District), Bocheikovo (Beshenkovichi District). The centers will be opened in town halls and rural...