In the Vitebsk region, villagers showed the greatest activity in voting
"Traditionally, residents of rural areas of the region were the most active on election day. The leaders are Beshenkovichi, Dokshitsy, Dubrovno, Liozno, Rosson and Tolochin districts, where voter turnout was 90% and above. A total of 702,577 people out of 849,610 registered voters took part in the voting. The overall turnout reached 82.69%. In Vitebsk - more than 76%," stated Dmitry Khoma.
The chairman of the regional election commission emphasized that he is currently operating with preliminary voting results: "These are preliminary data. More accurate results will be compiled after the protocols are received at the Vitebsk Regional Election Commission and the regional commission meeting is held."
According to him, the political campaign in the region was calm and held at a high organizational level. All polling stations were well prepared, provided with personal protective equipment, and all recommendations were followed. The peak of voter turnout occurred between 10:00 and 13:00. However, overall, people came to vote quite evenly throughout the day.
Regarding citizens' appeals, Dmitry Khoma noted that no significant violations were recorded. A large number of calls were from elderly people regarding the possibility of voting at home and from voters who applied to exercise their civil right outside their place of residence. All these issues were resolved by the regional election commission as they arose. There were also isolated attempts at provocations, which did not affect the work of the election commissions.
"Currently, the regional election commission continues to work and accumulate information. The final meeting is planned to be held on August 12," added Dmitry Khoma.