Almost 3.4 thousand people intend to run for deputies of the local Councils of the Vitebsk region

By January 18, election commissions will be reviewing submitted documents, based on the results of which they will have to make decisions on registering campaign participants as candidates for deputies.

The highest level of competition is observed in the elections to the regional Soviet, where slightly more than two people are vying for one seat, as well as in the Soviets of cities of regional (Vitebsk and Novopolotsk) and district subordination – 1.9 and 1.4 candidates, respectively. In Soviets of other levels (district, town, rural), the number of candidates is slightly higher than the number of vacant seats (approximately 1.1 people per mandate).

The vast majority of candidates (92.7%) used one of the possible nomination methods, and two potential candidates received support from both work collectives, citizens, and a political party.

A total of 141 activists are nominated by parties, including the CCPB (44 people), LDP (43), Belarusian Left Party "A Just World" (18), United Civic Party (15), Republican Party of Labor and Justice (14), BPF Party (5) have entered the fight for mandates.