2010 Belarusian municipal elections

Municipal elections in Belarus March 2021 2010 Local councils of Republic of Belarus elections Belarus 1995 municipal no 2007 Belarusian municipal elections 2007 25 April 2010 2014 Belarusian municipal elections 2014 thumb|300px|Invitation to elections. Text: «25 April 2010. 26th convocation Minsk city council deputies elections. Everyone to elections!» 2010 26th convocation local councils of Republic of Belarus elections were held on 25 April. General information Elections to rural, as well as district, urban and regional Councils of deputies were held in a single day 25 April under plurality vote. Under legislation any citizen of age 18 and older, living or working on the territory of municipal unit or connected with it is entitled to participate in municipal elections as a candidate.Legal information on elections https://web.archive.org/web/20100328230008/http://belaruselections.info/current/local_elections_2010/general/ Elections preparations According to preliminary information, 25 033 candidates are to participate in municipal elections,http://www.belta.by/ru/info?id=519114 Выборы в местные Советы депутатов Республики Беларусь двадцать шестого созыва (In Russian – 26th convocation local councils of Republic of Belarus elections) belta.by https://web.archive.org/web/20100421073240/http://www.belta.by/ru/info?id=519114 21 April 2010 at least 513 of whom are candidates nominated by parties.naviny.by: Местные выборы: всё идет по плану (in Russian – Municipal elections: everything goes as planned) In total, under some estimations, 700–800 candidates are to represent registered and unregistered opposition parties and movements.Проект «Выборы в Беларуси»: Невысокая активность оппозиции на местных выборах снижает её шансы на успешное участие в президентской кампании (in Russian – Project "Elections in Belarus": Low opposition activity in municipal elections deteriorates its chances to successfully participate in presidential campaign) https://web.archive.org/web/20100810194916/http://belaruselections.info/current/local_elections_2010/analytics/0045940/ At the same time, United Civic Party of Belarus in its summit on 21 March decided not to participate in the elections.naviny.by: Съезд ОГП вновь «инвестировал» в прежнего лидера (in Russian – UCP summit "invested" in the old leader again) On 2 April representatives of "For free entrepreneurship development" movement gave up participation in the elections,Проект «Выборы в Беларуси»: Представители объединения «За свободное развитие предпринимательства» отказались от дальнейшего участия в выборах (in Russian – Project "Elections in Belarus": Representatives of "For free entrepreneurship development" union gave up further participation in the elections) https://web.archive.org/web/20100810231125/http://belaruselections.info/current/local_elections_2010/chronicle/0045949/ however candidates from "Entrepreneurs bloc" continued their participation in the elections,Проект «Выборы в Беларуси»: Кандидаты в депутаты от «Предпринимательского блока» продолжат участие в выборах депутатов местных советов до конца (in Russian – Project "Elections in Belarus": Deputies candidates from "Entrepreneurs bloc" will go on participating in municipal elections till the end) https://web.archive.org/web/20100810222854/http://belaruselections.info/current/local_elections_2010/chronicle/0046092/ as well as many young candidates, participating in the elections for the first time.Пакаленне «П» ('in Belarusian' – Generation "P") https://web.archive.org/web/20100701203201/http://34mag.net/content/1254 — 34mag However, there was no mass boycott of the elections and even UCP candidates participated in the elections till the end, with only a few of them withdrawing their nominationsСамая жаркая борьба за депутатское кресло в Минске развернулась в Сухаревском избирательном округе — Новости (in Russian – The hottest struggle for deputy seat in Minsk is in Sukharava electoral district)August 2026 InternetArchiveBot  — Local councils deputies elections or were removed for electoral agitation rules violations.News archive — Правозащитный центр «Весна» ("Spring" human rights advocacy center) Average competition rate in Minsk City Council of Deputies was 3.9 candidates per seat,Выборы в местные Советы депутатов Республики Беларусь 26-го созыва (In Russian – 26th convocation local councils of Republic of Belarus elections) https://web.archive.org/web/20100701152344/http://www.minsk.gov.by/ru/actual/view/240/sveden_dept.shtml 1 July 2010  — Minsk-city Executive Committee while in regional councils – 1.8 candidates per seat.nashaniva.by: Кандыдатамі ў дэпутаты мясцовых саветаў вылучана 25 474 прэтэндэнты (In Belarusian – 25 474 candidates appointed for Local Councils Elections) https://web.archive.org/web/20140409002335/http://www.nashaniva.by/index.php?c=ar&i=36267&p=1&c2=calcym&combo_calmonth=4&combo_calyear=2010 On average there were 1.2 candidates per deputy seat. Only 12 out of 40 electoral districts were alternative in Vitebsk City Council elections,charter97.org: В Витебске «выборы» альтернативны только в 1/3 округов (In Russian – In Vitebsk "elections" are alternative only in 1/3 districts) in Gomel Regional Council — 36 out of 60,"Spring" human rights advocacy center: 24 из 60 округов по выборам депутатов Гомельского областного советов — безальтернативные (In Russian – 24 out of 60 electoral districts in Gomel Regional Councils elections are alternative) only in case of Minsk City Council of Deputies candidates nominated and participated, and there was no non-alternative district in Minsk.Востраў імітацыйнай дэмакратыі (in Belarusian – The island of imitative democracy) — Наша Ніва (Our Field) Only 0.1% of polling site commissions staff was formed of opposition representatives. On 20 April preliminary voting started; as of 23 April 15% of total number of voters had voted.nashaniva.by: За тры дні датэрмінова прагаласавалі 15% (In Belarusian – 15% voted preliminary within three days)Deutsche Welle: Выборы в местные советы: рекорды досрочного голосования (In Russian – Local Councils Elections: records of preliminary elections) Total turnover of the preliminary elections was 29.3%.naviny.by: Активное гражданское общество в Беларуси формируют принудительно (In Russian – Active civic society in Belarus is formed involuntarily) At the same time, high numbers of preliminary voters provided by Central Electoral Committee are under doubt. There are also many evidences of university students being forced to vote preliminary.charter97.org: Студентов погнали на участки (in Russian – Students are sent to polling stations)svaboda.org: Выбары: улады ідуць на рэкорд (In Belarusian – Elections: Authorities are hitting records) However, according to CEC representatives high turnover on preliminary elections is observed and explained due to «not only informational work, but also organizational stimulation for citizens, wishing to vote preliminary in the cities», also they stated such reasons as high discipline of Belarusians and elderly people's desire to «realize their right to vote in a fine weather».charter97.org: Власти идут на рекорд по досрочному голосованию (In Russian – Authorities are hitting records in preliminary vote) Opinion polls According to poll, conducted by Information and Analytics Center of President Administration of Republic of Belarus, ...for most of citizens the most appropriate is deputy candidate to Local Council aged 30–49, willing to help his region, working as manager or specialist of an enterprise or organization, representative of state authority and supporting current government Other events On the session of Brest Regional Electoral Commission independent candidate proved the fact of documents falsification by Baranavichy city commission, resulting in his complaint been taken into account, and he was registered as a candidate;charter97.org: Кандидат доказал, что избирком подделывал документы (In Russian – Candidate proved electoral commission's document fraud) European Union in the person of High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton declared an intent to thoroughly monitor the elections process;nashaniva.by: Кэтрын Эштан: Аб’яднаная Еўропа будзе ўважліва сачыць за ходам мясцовых выбараў (In Belarusian – Catherine Ashton: United Europe will thoroughly monitor the municipal elections process) There was at least one district, with no deputy candidate;Проект «Выборы в Беларуси»: Один из округов в Могилевской области остался без кандидатов в депутаты (In Russian – Project "Elections in Belarus": One of the districts in Mogilev Region appears to have no deputy candidate) https://web.archive.org/web/20100422195700/http://belaruselections.info/current/local_elections_2010/chronicle/0046089/ Giving away of balloons by one of the candidates to Vitebsk regional and city Councils of deputies was treated as vote buying and led to candidate's registration cancellation, while student amateur performances in electoral campaign of other candidate, university warden, was not treated as rules violation;naviny.by: Кандидата Ольгу Карач лишили регистрации из-за воздушных шариков (In Russian – Candidate Olga Karach has her registration cancelled because of balloons) On 23 April someone distributed flyers with provocative calls on behalf of BPF Party и BSDP(A) in Brest.svaboda.org: У Берасьці раскідалі правакацыйныя ўлёткі (In Belarusian – Provocative flyers distributed in Brest) For the first time in Belarus some candidates used the Internet and constantly contacted voters through websites, blogs, social networks.Татьяна Кувшинова проводит выборы on-line (In Russian – Tatyana Kuvshynova holds elections on-line) — Electroname.comАляксей Валабуеў: Мы абышлі кожны пад’езд, кожную кватэру (In Belarusian – Aliaksey Valabuew: We visited every stairwell, every apartment) https://web.archive.org/web/20140409002322/http://www.nashaniva.by/index.php?c=ar&i=36392 — Наша Ніва (Our Field) Results Resulting from elections, 11,186 out of 21,288 elected deputies were re-elected.Проект «Выборы в Беларуси»: Более половины депутатов местных советов избраны повторно (In Russian – Project "Elections in Belarus": More than half of local councils deputies are re-elected) https://web.archive.org/web/20100810194532/http://belaruselections.info/current/local_elections_2010/chronicle/0046409/ Less than 10 representatives of opposition parties and movements managed to be elected to Councils.Deutsche Welle: Выборы в Беларуси: От оппозиции в местные советы прошли лишь единицы (In Russian – Elections in Belarus: Opposition managed to pass only single deputies to councils) In Minsk elections resulted in absolute victory of one of the candidates, getting several times more votes than the second place, only in one district the second best candidate lagged only a few percentage points.Tatyana Kuvshynova. Дэпутаты, якіх нам давялі ды спусьцілі (In Belarusian – Deputies we were given and appointed). https://web.archive.org/web/20100511220053/http://krasota.eu/2010/05/03/deputaty-yakix-nam-davyali-dy-spuscili/ The turnover appeared 79.1%:Сведения о ходе голосования в день выборов 25 апреля 2010 г. (In Russian – Data on elections process in the election day of 25 April 2010August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Region Voted % Brest Region 801,842 78.7% Vitebsk Region 813,530 90.9% Gomel Region 937,219 84.4% Grodno Region 649,405 80.6% Mogilev Region 719,960 85.7% Minsk Region 903,346 81.7% Minsk 735,116 58.7% Party Candidates nominated Deputies elected Liberal Democratic Party 61 1 United Civic Party of Belarus 97 0 BPF Party 35 0 Communist Party of Belarus 208 265* Belarusian Left Party "A Just World" 126 2 Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Assembly) 32 1 Republican Party of Labour and Justice 18 6 Belarusian Patriotic Party 1 1 Belarusian Green Party 5 0 Conservative Christian Party – BPF 0 0 Party "Belarusian Social Democratic Assembly" 2 0 Social Democratic Party of Popular Accord 0 0 Republican Party 1 0 Agrarian Party (Belarus) 7 28* Belarusian Socialist Sporting Party 2 2 Party of Freedom and Progress 0 0 Belarusian Christian Democracy Party 0 0 Belarusian Labourer Party 0 0 Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly) 0 0 Out of 79 candidates of Belarusian Left Party "A Just World" 5 became local councils deputies, informed Valeriy Ukhnalev, deputy head of the party. (see source http://nashaniva.by/?c=ar&i=37802) On 29 April Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe suspended all high-level contacts with the Government and National Assembly of Republic of Belarus due to the situation of the Polish minority, municipal elections and death penalty.PACE: PACE suspends its high-level contacts with the Belarusian Government and Parliament References Sources http://rec.gov.by/elect/indexms.html Выборы в местные Советы депутатов Республики Беларусь (In Russian – Local councils deputies elections in Republic of Belarus https://web.archive.org/web/20100429235947/http://rec.gov.by/elect/indexms.html 29 April 2010 Central Electoral Commission of Republic of Belarus Выборы 2010 года в проекте «Выборы в Беларуси» (In Russian – 2010 Elections in project "Elections in Belarus") Правовая информация о выборах (In Russian – Legal information on elections) Новости избирательной кампании (In Russian – News on electoral campaign) Отчёт о независимом мониторинге выборов (In Russian – Report on independent elections monitoring) Category:Local and municipal elections in Belarus Category:2010 elections in Belarus Category:April 2010 in Europe