Vitebsk region's voter turnout in local council elections exceeded 50%

April 25, Vitebsk /Sergey Kochetov - BELTA/. Voter turnout in the Vitebsk region for local council elections exceeded 50%, the chairman of the regional election commission Vladimir Myadelets told a BELTA correspondent. According to data as of 12:00, almost 450,000 people voted in the region, which is 50.3% of the total number of voters included in the voting lists, he added. Traditionally, rural residents show the greatest activity. Thus, in the Sharkovshchyna district, turnout was 70.8%, in the Rossony district - 62.7%. In Vitebsk, 47.7% of voters participated in the voting, in Novopolotsk - 47.5%, in Orsha and Polotsk - 38% each. The elections in the region are proceeding calmly and in accordance with the Election Code, noted Vladimir Myadelets. -0-