More than 60% of the members of the Vitebsk Regional Election Commission have been nominated by political parties and public associations

January 28, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Over 60% of the members of the Vitebsk Regional Election Commission for elections to local Councils of Deputies were nominated by political parties and public movements. The regional commission for elections to local Councils was formed at a joint meeting of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee and the Presidium of the Vitebsk Regional Council of Deputies today, BELTA correspondent reports. The regional executive committee received and registered 22 applications from candidates for inclusion in the commission. Labor collectives nominated 6 people, political parties - 5, public associations - 6, the remaining candidates were nominated by citizens by submitting an application. 13 people were included in the commission. Among them, 8 (61.4%) are members of parties and public associations, 3 (23%) are civil servants. Nominees from the Vitebsk regional organizations of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Communist Party of Belarus, and the Belarusian Left Party "A Just World" became members of the regional election commission for elections to local Councils. At a joint meeting of the regional executive committee and the presidium of the regional council, a decision was also made to create 60 constituencies for the election of deputies of the regional council with an average population of 14,768 people. 30 constituencies were formed in rural areas, and the same number in cities. The largest number of constituencies, 15, was formed in Vitebsk. -0-