Belarusian opposition parties and the staffs of presidential candidates accused the Board of colluding with the formation of election commissions. We are talking about people who will count the votes in the presidential elections on 9 August. Online broadcast of the election commissions have played with them a malicious joke: the air leaked secret discussions.
In the Belarusian electoral Commission recruit only the “trusted people” and the representatives of the alternative candidates is denied.
this year, only on the initiative “Honest people” have applied to participate in the electoral commissions of more than 2000 thousand people. None of them were among the elect. 5720 formation of precinct election commissions was conducted from 21 to 24 June. The avenues range from a political party or public organization, labour collective and citizens ‘ groups. In the latter case you need to collect at least 10 signatures from citizens.
due to the epidemiological situation, the process of formation of PECs was broadcast online. So many highlights-use “needs of electors” could be seen with your own eyes.
At the meeting in the administration of Frunzenski district of Minsk, the Commission went on break and forgot to turn off the microphone, causing the audience heard a conversation in which they discussed the plan of voting on the candidates.
Here are some quotes of the officials: “I not so voted, and all” “So, if eight “for” and one “against” – well it’s not scary?”
Special laughter of the audience was aroused by the phrase: “it is Important that for someone”. “Student of Harvard University with a positive response – well you know. Where in the Harvard response?” just kidding the audience about one person wanting to get into Commission. Stream ends up in panic cry: “there Is a live – called me!”
On one of the pages of the group “Country for Life”, which is owned by blogger Sergei Tikhanovski, posted a video conversation with the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Minsk. He tries to answer why deny a candidate membership of the electoral Commission. According to him, in selecting the account characteristics and previous experience of the candidates. Therefore, the list includes employees with vague characteristics like “the Executive, responsible, self-critical”.
software Engineer Paul kubicki describes his experience as he tried to get into the precinct Commission №65. He collected signatures, wrote a biography and got features. “All this I started because I wanted to honestly count the votes in the elections,” he writes on his page in social networks. “I did not pass and none of the independent candidates too. The jury very quickly decided whom to weed out and who to take. It was funny to watch when they peregolosovanie an independent candidate, because at first he accidentally passed.”
the members of the staff of the SC��of the candidate in presidents Victor Babariko addressed. According to them, due to the stream of election commissions became known as those who should vote for nominated candidates did not hesitate to laugh at them. Every election in the Commission enter the same people who are working in one team. They come up with they each time differently: from the party, from the Union. To power called – elections honestly. This is the only way to resolve the current tension.
About the situation with the electoral Commission “MK” told the leader of the “Tell the truth” Tatsiana Karatkevich:
– In our team of people have put forward via a public organization, someone came from the political parties, the citizens themselves collected signatures. And none of them registered. And without explanation.
I had to invite people for an interview and to listen to their motivation, but this was not done. Because of these actions in society will increase the distrust of the institution of elections. Until then, there were people who believed that everything is correct. However, this mobilization of citizens needed to open the door sections, because I don’t know how to rule the country, when the society of total distrust of the government is the big question.
Now we will nominate observers to conduct an active campaign to mobilize people. Today we see solidarity of sentiment and a lot of active citizens who want change.
– If compared with election campaigns of past years, have there been any changes?
– I ran in a situation when society was completely terrified. The situation in Ukraine has cast a certain shadow and it was very difficult to mobilize people for some civic participation. Today the Belarusians want change peacefully. During this time, formed a new presentation and significantly increased civic activity. Previously there was another. Now many candidates are in the position that we need a change, but, importantly, no blood.
– This is reflected in the actions of the authorities? Are stricter, for example, in the same situation with the electoral Commission?
– of Course. But you never before have so many people who wanted to participate. Before, when we were advanced people, they at least called for an interview. Now everything happens behind closed doors with strange live online that only show how it all formally.
