Archive - 2010

MINSK, 19 December (BelTA) – Over 65% of Belarusians have come to the polls by 2pm, BelTA learnt from the Central Election Commission of Belarus.

65.2% of Belarusians (4.625 million people) took part in the election as of 2pm.

In Brest Oblast 64.8% of Belarusians cast their votes, in Vitebsk...

MINSK, 17 December (BelTA) – A total of 11.7% of eligible electors (822,500 people) have cast their votes over the three days of early voting, Secretary of the Central Election Commission Nikolai Lozovik told belTA.

So far, 10% of voters cast their ballots in Brest Oblast, 15.8% - in Vitebsk Oblast,...

MINSK, 16 December (BelTA) - A total of 7.2% of voters cast their votes on the first two days of early voting in Belarus, Secretary of the Central Election Commission Nikolai Lozovik told BelTA.

So far, 5.9% of voters have cast their ballots in Brest Oblast, 11.4% - in Vitebsk Oblast,...

MINSK, 15 December (BelTA) – A total of 3.4% of voters cast their votes on the first day of early voting in Belarus on 14 December, Secretary of the Central Election Commission Nikolai Lozovik told belTA.

The lists of citizens eligible to vote number almost 7.044 million people. Nearly 237,000 of...

MINSK, 14 December (BelTA) – All polling stations in Belarus are ready for early voting which starts on 14 December, BelTA learnt from Secretary of the Central Election Commission Nikolai Lozovik.

Today over 6,000 polling stations in Belarus and outside the country have opened for early voting. Belarusian nationals who are...

MINSK, 13 December (BelTA) – Early voting at the presidential election in Belarus will start on 14 December, BelTA learnt from the Central Election Commission (CEC).

Over 6,000 polling stations will be open in Belarus and outside the country. They will stay open from 10h00 to 19h00 with a break from...

MOSCOW, 10 December (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko dismissed speculations about the alleged deterioration of relations with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The Belarusian head of state made this statement following the CSTO summit in Moscow on 10 December, BelTA has learnt.

“There was no quarrel between Medvedev and me”, Alexander...

VITEBSK, 9 December (BelTA) – Belarus and Israel are considering abolishment of visa requirements, BelTA learned from First Secretary of the Embassy of the State of Israel to Belarus Gennady Polishchuk. He takes part in the Day of Israel in Vitebsk held by the Embassy of Israel.

“We believe that in...

GRODNO, 7 December (BelTA) – The government of Belarus is open for a dialogue with the church, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (the education ministry in Vatican) Zenon Grocholewski told reporters on 7 December, BelTA has learnt.

The cardinal said that during his previous visits to Belarus he discussed...

ASTANA, 2 December (BelTA) – The OSCE should develop universal standards for assessing elections, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said in his speech at the OSCE summit in Astana on 2 December.

“A lot has been said about human rights. If we start talking about it, we should take a serious approach...