ELECTIONS-2015. More than 4.7 thousand national observers accredited in Vitebsk region

In the Vitebsk region, territorial commissions for the election of the President of Belarus have accredited 4,761 national observers, the regional commission reported.

The largest number of observers were registered by precinct commissions - 4,622 people, and district commissions - 102. In Vitebsk, district commissions registered 27 people, in Novopolotsk, the city commission registered 5, and the regional commission accredited 5 observers.

At the same time, the absolute majority of nominees are representatives of public associations - 3,504 people. The most active in nominating observers are the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus (1,178 people), the Belarusian Republican Youth Union (672), the public association "Belaya Rus" (580), the Belarusian Public Association of Veterans (576), and the Belarusian Women's Union (204). The public association "Belarusian Helsinki Committee" and other public associations are delegating their representatives to observe the elections.

Political parties nominated 368 of their representatives as observers (the Communist Party of Belarus, the Belarusian Agrarian Party, the Republican Party of Labor and Justice), labor collectives nominated 200 people, and 689 people were accredited from citizens by submitting applications.

Alena Tikhonova, BELTA.