Saturday, January 30, 2010

Opposition candidates to compete with each other during local elections?

Former Communists will advertise their new party brand, while the Popular Front will try to hold a referendum against the increased import duties for foreign cars.

The local elections are most like to take place in April, according to an agreement between the Central Elections Commission and the president, ECC secretary Mikalai Lazavik told the European Radio for Belarus. But the exact date of the vote will become known after Alexander Lukashenka signs a relevant decree. This may happen not earlier than January 20.

The opposition has already launched invisible but active preparations, the European Radio for Belarus has learned. According to Sergei Vaznyak who is a member of the Central Committee of the Just World leftist union, the former Communists plan to nominate a maximum number of candidates both for the seats in the local councils and in the local electoral commissions.

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