A new feature of this year’s elections is that citizens of Russia permanently residing in Belarus have the right to participate in the elections to local Councils of Deputies.
Additionally, 298 candidates have been nominated for the House of Representatives, of whom 265 are registered. Furthermore, 18,996 candidates are nominated for local councils.
According to Karpenko, about 95,000 Russians residing in Belarus are registered on the electoral rolls and have the right to elect local council members. The country boasts a voter registration of 6.9 million individuals.
The current electoral campaign is the largest in the history of Belarus. Voters will elect 110 lawmakers to the Belarusian National Assembly’s House of Representatives, and 12,514 members of local Councils of Deputies. On April 4, the new deputies will elect members of the Council of the Republic.
Karpenko said that polling stations are fully prepared for the elections. An observation center has been established in Minsk, with a total of 45,505 national observers and 246 international observers registered.
