On October 7 joint session of parliaments of 5th and 6th convocations to be held

19 сентября 2016

Today, the Head of State has discussed preparation of the event with chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko. It will be held on October, 7, with participation of the President. It is planned that former senators and the new composition of the Council will participate in the meeting. On Monday, October 3, the 10th session of Parliament will open. The main document is the draft budget for next year. The priorities are moderate costs and social orientation. Funding was cut down on residential construction and agriculture. The budget is planned with a surplus of 1.5 billion rubles. The money will be used to pay off debt.

On September, 11, parliamentary elections were held in Belarus. The electoral campaign was one of the most open ones. It was highly appreciated by international observers. The electoral process was followed by Europeans, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the CIS mission. The turnout in the country amounted to almost 75%.

Political parties and movements, which were not previously represented in the Parliament, have received deputy seats.

The newly elected parliament will officially take up their duties on October 11. The first meeting of the 6th Parliament will be held on the same day.