It will be possible to transfer money to the election funds of candidates for deputies via internet banking
Candidates for parliamentary seats open special election accounts after they are registered as candidates for deputy at Belarusbank branches. The innovation of the current election campaign is that funds can be transferred to the fund through the internet banking system.
Election funds are created voluntarily to finance election campaigning. It can be formed from the candidate's own funds (not exceeding 1000 basic units, currently this amount is Br25.5 thousand). Citizens also have the right to make donations. The amount of one person's contribution in total cannot exceed 5 basic units, which is Br127.5. A legal entity can transfer no more than 10 BUs (Br255). The total amount of expenses should not exceed 1000 basic units.
The meeting also discussed the procedure for declaring income and property of candidates for parliamentary seats.
In addition, the Central Election Commission approved the regulations on the procedure for using mass media by candidates for deputy, and considered the issue of the Supervisory Board for monitoring compliance with the order and rules of conducting election campaigning.
As reported, speeches will be held on weekdays from October 20 during prime time: on the radio from 7:00 to 8:00, on TV - from 19:00 to 20:00. For candidates running in Minsk, it is planned to allocate airtime on the Belarus 3 channel, for the Minsk region - on STV. Those who will be nominated in the regions will be provided with time by regional radio and television companies. The innovation this year is that the speeches will be accompanied by subtitles and sign language interpretation.
Radio speeches of candidates for deputy will be held only on regional state radio stations. In particular, for the Minsk region, this is "Minskaya volna", for Minsk - "Radio-Minsk".
Regarding print media, it is planned to publish the programs of candidates for deputies in two central newspapers ("Zvyazda" and "Respublika"). It is proposed to use the opportunities of regional newspapers – state-owned or with state capital participation, as well as district or city ones.