Local Councils of all levels have been formed in the Vitebsk region
In the region, 3,528 deputies have been elected, who will be able to start working in 240 local councils. One deputy mandate in a district council and one in a rural council in the Dubrovensky district remain vacant for now. "In these constituencies, candidates for deputies ran on an uncontested basis and ultimately could not receive more than 50% of the voters' votes," explained Vladimir Myadelets. In accordance with the Electoral Code, repeat elections will be appointed for these constituencies.
The voting process was monitored by over 2.7 thousand domestic observers, who were mainly accredited directly at the precinct election commissions.26 April, Vitebsk / Sergey Kotovets - BELTA/. Local councils of all levels in the Vitebsk region have been formed. This was announced today to journalists by the chairman of the regional election commission Vladimir Myadelets, commenting on the preliminary results of the local elections held on April 25, according to a BELTA correspondent.
3,528 deputies have been elected in the region, who will be able to start working as part of 240 local councils. One deputy mandate in a district council and one in a rural council in the Dubrovno district remain vacant for now. "In these constituencies, candidates for deputies ran on an uncontested basis and ultimately could not receive more than 50% of the voters' votes," explained Vladimir Myadelets. In accordance with the election code, repeat elections will be appointed for these constituencies. In total, voter turnout in the region was 90.9%, with about 817,000 people participating in the voting.
Thus, in the Rossony district, 99.4% of voters took part in the elections, in Sharkovshchina - 98%, in Vitebsk - 98.1%, in Senno - 96.65%. In the regional center, turnout was 90.4%, in Novopolotsk - 90%, in Orsha - 87.4%, in Polotsk - 78.9%. Today, the election commissions will complete the summing up of the voting results, and after the submission of the relevant protocols, the regional election commission will be ready to announce the official election results, Vladimir Myadelets reported.
The elections were held in a calm atmosphere, in accordance with the election code and the calendar plan of organizational measures approved by the Central Election Commission, emphasized Vladimir Myadelets. According to the Department of Internal Affairs, no public order violations were recorded at the polling stations in the region.
More than 2.7 thousand domestic observers monitored the voting process, most of whom were accredited directly at the precinct election commissions. "Many of them participated in the vote count, and at the moment, the regional election commission has not received any comments or information about violations regarding the organization and conduct of the voting from the observers," noted the chairman of the regional election commission. -0-
3,528 deputies have been elected in the region, who will be able to start working as part of 240 local councils. One deputy mandate in a district council and one in a rural council in the Dubrovno district remain vacant for now. "In these constituencies, candidates for deputies ran on an uncontested basis and ultimately could not receive more than 50% of the voters' votes," explained Vladimir Myadelets. In accordance with the election code, repeat elections will be appointed for these constituencies. In total, voter turnout in the region was 90.9%, with about 817,000 people participating in the voting.
Thus, in the Rossony district, 99.4% of voters took part in the elections, in Sharkovshchina - 98%, in Vitebsk - 98.1%, in Senno - 96.65%. In the regional center, turnout was 90.4%, in Novopolotsk - 90%, in Orsha - 87.4%, in Polotsk - 78.9%. Today, the election commissions will complete the summing up of the voting results, and after the submission of the relevant protocols, the regional election commission will be ready to announce the official election results, Vladimir Myadelets reported.
The elections were held in a calm atmosphere, in accordance with the election code and the calendar plan of organizational measures approved by the Central Election Commission, emphasized Vladimir Myadelets. According to the Department of Internal Affairs, no public order violations were recorded at the polling stations in the region.
More than 2.7 thousand domestic observers monitored the voting process, most of whom were accredited directly at the precinct election commissions. "Many of them participated in the vote count, and at the moment, the regional election commission has not received any comments or information about violations regarding the organization and conduct of the voting from the observers," noted the chairman of the regional election commission. -0-