ELECTIONS-2015. The number of accredited national observers in the Vitebsk region exceeded 5,000 people

In the Vitebsk region, 5,201 national observers have been accredited by territorial commissions for the election of the President of Belarus, the regional commission reported.

The largest number of observers were registered by precinct commissions - 5,057 people, and district commissions - 106. In Vitebsk, district commissions registered 27 people, in Novopolotsk, the city commission registered 5, and 6 observers received accreditation from the regional commission.

Moreover, the majority of nominees are representatives of public associations - 3,763 people. The most active in nominating observers are the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus (1,246 people), the Belarusian Republican Youth Union (697), the Republican Public Association "Belaya Rus" (653), the Belarusian Public Association of Veterans (604), and the Belarusian Women's Union (227). The Republican Public Association "Belarusian Helsinki Committee" and other public associations are delegating their representatives to observe the elections.

Political parties nominated 450 of their representatives as observers (the Communist Party of Belarus, the Belarusian Agrarian Party, the Republican Party of Labour and Justice, the Belarusian Left Party "A Just World"), labor collectives nominated 207 people, and 781 people were accredited from citizens by submitting applications.

Alena Tikhonova, BELTA.