Vitebsk region nominated candidates for the Council of the Republic

Vitebsk region has determined the candidates for members of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the seventh convocation, as reported by the main department of organizational and personnel work of the regional executive committee.

The discussion of candidacies for the upper house of parliament took place at joint meetings of the presidiums of local Councils of Deputies and executive committees. A total of eight candidacies have been nominated.

Liozno, Gorodok, Shumilino, and Vitebsk districts will be represented by Anatoly Shchastny, Doctor of Medical Sciences and Rector of the Vitebsk State Medical University. The authoritative head of the university and experienced physician is currently a sitting member of the Council of the Republic. In Vitebsk, the candidacy of Elena Pantyukhova, Director of the "Vitebsk" TV and Radio Company, was proposed. A native of Vitebsk, she knows her hometown and its problems well and has also been elected to the upper house of parliament.

Yuri Derkach may represent Orsha and Dubrovno districts. He is a Doctor of Medical Sciences and has been heading the healthcare system of the Vitebsk region for almost ten years. For the first time, Dmitry Demidov, Chairman of the Novopolotsk City Executive Committee, has joined the list of campaign participants. He became the candidate from Novopolotsk and Rossony.

The list of contenders also includes Irina Levkovich, Head of the Main Department of Trade and Services of the Regional Executive Committee. Her candidacy was supported in Beshenkovichi, Senno, Chashniki, and Tolochin. Oleg Zhingel, Deputy of the Regional Council of Deputies, Head of the Regional Directorate for the Vitebsk Region of OJSC "Belagroprombank," may represent Glubokoe, Dokshitsy, Lepel, and Ushachi districts in the upper house of parliament.

Also among the campaign participants are Vladimir Matveev, General Director of KUP "Vitebskobldorstroy" (Braslav, Miory, Postavy, and Sharkovshchina districts), and Tatyana Polushkina, Director of the Polotsk College of Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov (from Polotsk and Verkhnedvinsk districts).

Elections of members of the Council of the Republic will be held throughout the country on November 7 at joint meetings of deputies of local Councils of the basic level by secret ballot.

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