More than 60 initiative groups for the nomination of candidates for deputies of the Vitebsk Regional Council have been registered

February 19, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. More than 60 initiative groups for the nomination of candidates for deputies of the Vitebsk Regional Council have already been registered with the district election commissions, Vladimir Myadelets, chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Election Commission for the election of deputies of the 26th convocation local councils, told a BELTA correspondent. According to preliminary data, one initiative group has been registered in 46 constituencies, two in 10 constituencies, and no initiative groups have been registered in 4 constituencies yet. In particular, members of the United Civil Party and the public association "Belaya Rus" registered two initiative groups each, and a member of the Communist Party of Belarus registered one group. As Vladimir Myadelets noted, it is too early to judge the number of initiative groups, as their registration takes place within five days after the submission of relevant applications. The last day for submitting applications was February 18. The nomination of candidates for deputies will take place until March 15 inclusive. Candidates for deputies can be nominated by political parties, work collectives, as well as citizens by collecting signatures. The registration of candidates for deputies will take place from March 16 to March 25. In the Vitebsk region, 60 district commissions for the election of deputies of the regional council and 240 territorial commissions for the election of deputies of district, city, rural and town councils are operating. The deputy corps of the 26th convocation will be formed with a total of 3530 people. -0-