Each polling station in the Vitebsk region has between 6 and 15 observers

December 19, Minsk /Elena Prus - BELTA/. There are from 6 to 15 observers at each polling station in the Vitebsk region. This was announced at a video conference by the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Election Commission, Vyacheslav Kryukovsky, a BELTA correspondent reports. More than 4.7 thousand observers, 120 deputies of councils of various levels, are registered at the polling stations in the Vitebsk region. About a hundred observers are working in territorial commissions. "No significant claims have been received," said Vyacheslav Kryukovsky. "The observers' remarks are of a local working nature, and all issues are resolved on the spot by the precinct commissions." All 911 polling stations in the Vitebsk region opened exactly at 8 a.m. A festive atmosphere reigns there, music is playing. About 700 retail outlets are operating, enterprises and entrepreneurs have presented their products, and an interesting and diverse cultural program has been prepared. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a calm situation is maintained on the streets and squares of the regional center, other cities and towns of the Vitebsk region. No unauthorized mass events have been registered. Road services are working in an enhanced mode, and there are no obstacles for voters to participate in voting due to bad roads (there was a blizzard at night). Energy workers, transport workers, and utility services are working in the same mode, emphasized the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Election Commission. He informed that as of 10 a.m., 41.2% of voters included in the lists had voted in the Vitebsk region. -0-