Election campaign gains momentum in Belarus

27 января 2014

The deadline for the nomination of candidates and signatures collection is February 10. After election commissions are formed and initiative groups are registered, candidates for local council of deputies will be announced to the general public. This will take place no sooner than February 11-20.


Only in the Grodno region, 2530 new deputies will be elected in 186 districts. 70 candidates claim 60 seats claim in regional councils. According to experts, by the end of the registration, this figure will be significantly higher. More than 2,000 initiative groups of potential candidates have been registered in the region. Some experts have noticed positive tendencies in the struggle for deputy seats, such as an increased interest shown by businessmen.