Four citizens of Russia have been nominated as candidates for deputies of local councils in the Vitebsk region

March 16, Polotsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Four citizens of the Russian Federation have been nominated as candidates for deputies of local councils in the Vitebsk region, BELTA was informed by the organizational and personnel work department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee. In accordance with Belarusian legislation, Russian citizens can be nominated and elected as deputies of local councils, and can also be included in electoral commissions, the department recalled. In the elections of deputies of local councils of the 26th convocation, four citizens of the neighboring country are included in the district and three rural commissions operating in the region. In total, across the region, 3820 candidates for deputies have been nominated by work collectives, citizens, and parties, of which 45.4% are women, and 6.5% are young people under 30 years of age. Political parties nominated 2% of the candidates. Members of the Belarusian Left Party "A Just World", the United Civil Party, the BPF Party, the CCPB, and the BSDP (Gramada) are running for councils of various levels. As BELTA reported earlier, the registration of candidates for deputies will take place from March 16 to March 25. Election campaigning will begin on the day of candidate registration and will last until April 24 inclusive. In the Vitebsk region, there are 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 settlement councils. The deputy corps of the 26th convocation will be formed with 3530 members, of which 60 are deputies of the regional council. Elections to local Councils of Deputies are scheduled for April 25, 2010. -0-