CEC: 630 people want to run for MP seats
630 people have applied for registration as candidates during the parliamentary election in 2016. The number is 139 people more than during the 2012 parliamentary election campaign, CEC chairperson Lidziya Yarmoshyna told journalists on August 3. She was happy with the number because 'it would increase the turnout by making the election campaign interesting and lively.'
Not all of the contenders will be registered, Yarmoshyna added. There are mistakes in some of the documents they have submitted. For example, one of the contenders has presented 999 signatures instead of the required 1000.
“Everything is allowed during the campaigning stage as long as it does not disturb voters,” Yarmoshyna said. “I am all for singing and dancing in places where campaigning is allowed. However, other candidates should not be insulted,” BelaPAN quotes the CEC chairperson as saying.
Yarmoshyna went on to recall the rally in support of Ales Lahvinets from the Movement for Freedom when famous rock musician Lyavon Volski who is usually prevented from playing gigs in clubs or arenas was able to sing. Yarmoshyna reckons that other candidates (like communists) were insulted at that picket.
The deadline for the submission of documents ro registration was August 1. The registration stage will last through August 11. The parliamentary Election Day is September 11.
