Belarus sums up the results of elections to the upper house of parliament
Elections to the upper house took place on November 7. In each region and in Minsk, voting on candidates for senators was held at meetings of deputies of the basic level local Councils and the Minsk City Council. 56 people were elected, including 11 members of the Council of the Republic of the current convocation, 14 women (25% of the total number). One elected senator is currently a member of the House of Representatives, informed Elena Dmukhaiklo, executive secretary of the Central Election Commission.
She called the age representation of the new convocation of the Council of the Republic optimal. Half of the senators are aged 50 to 60, 37% are aged 40 to 50. Three are under forty, and four are over 60.
The elected members of the Council of the Republic represent various fields. Thus, 41% work in education, culture, science, and healthcare. Almost 11% of senators are employed in industry, transport, and construction, and the same number are in agriculture.
The first session of the Council of the Republic of the seventh convocation should begin before December 7. The Central Election Commission did not rule out that the first meeting would take place on December 5 or 6.
Deputies of local Councils in the Vitebsk region supported the candidacies of Yuri Derkach, head of the main department for healthcare of the regional executive committee, Elena Pantyukhova, director of the regional television and radio company "Vitebsk", Anatoly Shchastny, rector of the Vitebsk State Medical University, Irina Levkovich, head of the main department of trade and services of the regional executive committee, Dmitry Demidov, chairman of the Novopolotsk city executive committee. From the Vitebsk region, the following were also elected to the Senate: Tatyana Polushkina, director of the Polotsk College of Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov, Oleg Zhingel, head of the regional directorate for the Vitebsk region of OJSC "Belagroprombank", Vladimir Matveev, general director of the communal design, repair and construction unitary enterprise "Vitebskobldorstroy".
The Council of the Republic is the chamber of territorial representation. The procedure for its formation combines elements of election and appointment. Eight members are elected from each region and Minsk by secret ballot, and another eight senators are appointed by the President.