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Parliamentary elections 2019: Analytical report

Observation of the elections to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus is carried out by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” in the framework of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”.

FINDINGS

The elections to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the seventh convocation were announced by Presidential Decree No. 294 of August 5, 2019 and took place on November 17, 2019.

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2019 parliamentary elections: Report on early voting

Observation of the elections to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus is carried out by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” in the framework of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”.

SUMMARY

- the official turnout for early voting is reported at 35.77%, which is the record high for the parliamentary elections since 2008;

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Parliamentary elections 2019: Analytical weekly report on the results of observation: October 20-25

Наблюдение за выборами в Палату представителей Национального собрания Республики Беларусь осуществляется РПОО «Белорусский Хельсинкский Комитет» и ПЦ «Весна» в рамках кампании «Правозащитники за свободные выборы».

ВЫВОДЫ:

– зарегистрированные кандидаты ведут свои агитационные кампании, но этот процесс не всегда заметен в обществе; провластные претенденты на депутатский мандат выступают перед избирателями преимущественно на собраниях, организованных в помещениях, на предприятиях и учреждениях; для этого ими используется административный ресурс;

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Parliamentary elections 2019: Report on the nomination and registration of candidates

Observation of the elections to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus is carried out by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” in the framework of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”.

SUMMARY

- the nomination and registration of candidates was nor marked by any significant differences as compared to the previous parliamentary elections;

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Parliamentary elections 2019. Report on the formation of territorial and district election commissions

Observation of the elections to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus is carried out by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” in the framework of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”.

SUMMARY

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Analytical weekly report on the results of observation: August 5-10

SUMMARY

- the 2019 parliamentary elections take place against the background of complex political circumstances in the world and Europe, certain progress in the relations between Belarus and the United States and the EU, and a bilateral crisis in the Belarus-Russia relations;

- there has been ongoing cooperation of Belarus and democratic countries in many areas, and a certain liberalization of the socio-political and cultural spheres is observed against the background of continuing violations of human rights;

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