CIS observers for the presidential election have begun their work in the Vitebsk region

October 19, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. CIS observers for the presidential elections arrived today to work in the Vitebsk region, Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Commission for the Election of the President of the Republic of Belarus Vyacheslav Kryukovsky told a BELTA correspondent. The observers began their familiarization with the course of the election campaign in the region by visiting territorial election commissions, and they did not limit themselves to Vitebsk and traveled to rural areas. According to Vyacheslav Kryukovsky, the election campaign in the region is proceeding in a businesslike and calm manner. "No complaints have been received by the regional commission," he said. In the region, 911 polling stations have been formed for the election of the President of Belarus. Two polling stations will operate in military units, and 50 in sanatoriums, hospitals, rest homes, and health resorts. There are 28 territorial commissions for the election of the President operating in the region, including one regional, 21 district, three city commissions in cities of regional subordination, and three district commissions in Vitebsk. They comprise 364 people. More than half of them represent public associations and political parties, 27.7% were nominated by citizens through signature collection, and 19.8% by work collectives. The commissions include members of the Belarusian Left Party "A Just World", the Communist Party of Belarus, the Liberal Democratic Party, the United Civil Party, and the Republican Party of Labor and Justice. More than 60% of the commission members are women, and 9.1% are young people under 30. -0-