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.08.20
23:02
Society
MFA: Detained Dozhd employees had no appropriate accreditation in Belarus
The employees of the Dozhd TV channel who were detained in Belarus had no appropriate accreditation, Anatoly Glaz, Head of the Information and Digital Diplomacy Office, Press Secretary of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told BelTA.
22:25
Society
Ukrainian observer: National exit poll was well organized
“We have traveled 600km today. We went to Polotsk, Molodechno, Dokshitsy. I can say that the exit poll was organized at a high level, students-interviewers were well trained. The exit poll was conducted accurately, in compliance with the methodology,” Konstantin Bondarenko noted.
21:43
Society
Over 170 people denied entry to Belarus for the past 24 hours
Belarus denied entry to 177 people, including 29 Ukrainian citizens who flew in the country via National Airport Minsk and could not explain the purpose of their trip.
21:11
Society
VCIOM: Exit poll in Belarus in compliance with rules
The exit poll was conducted well, in compliance with the rules, Director General of the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) Velry Fyodorov said in an interview with the Belarus 1 TV channel.
20:41
Society
Ecoom announces phone survey results
Electoral preferences of citizens were as follows: Aleksandr Lukashenko scored 78.9%, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya 7.1%, Anna Kanopatskaya 2.1%, Andrei Dmitriyev 0.9%, and Sergei Cherechen 0.8%, and against all - 10.2%.
20:12
Politics
All polling stations close in Belarus, ballot count in progress
All polling stations closed in Belarus, commissions started vote count, BelTA has learned.
20:08
Politics
Call to switch to electronic voter register in Belarus
Lidia Yermoshina believes it is necessary to make conclusions after the election in terms of the organization of the process and the rights of those who take part in elections. Among such things is the transition to the electronic voter register.
20:05
Society
Results of nationwide exit poll during presidential election in Belarus revealed
According to the exit poll conducted by the Youth Laboratory, the presidential candidates demonstrated the following results: Aleksandr Lukashenko scored 79.7%, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya 6.8%, Anna Kanopatskaya 2.3%, Andrei Dmitriyev 1.1%, and Sergei Cherechen 0.9%.
19:15
Politics
Voter turnout at presidential election in Belarus at 79.01% as of 18:00
Voter turnout in Brest Oblast amounted to 84.52% of the total number of registered voters in the region. The figure totaled 80% in Vitebsk Oblast, 85.98% in Gomel Oblast, 82.41% in Grodno Oblast, and 86.01% in Mogilev Oblast.
18:58
Politics
Belarus' CEC against keeping polling stations open past 20:00
Lidia Yermoshina said: “I can say right away that it is impossible to extend the voting time. The law allows votes to be cast till 20:00. The Central Election Commission cannot amend laws. Respectively, the polling stations will have to close.”
18:46
Society
Opinion: Actions of candidates, their staffers are unpredictable
“It is clear that actions of the candidates, their staffers, possible supporters are unpredictable in many ways,” Secretary General of the Council of the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly Dmitry Kobitsky said.
18:43
Politics
Online platform for alternative vote count identified as linchpin for staging mass riots in Belarus
Lidia Yermoshina said: “In my opinion, it is a big political deception of the voters for the sake of discrediting results of the election. I've said it many times. In essence they are creating a shadow Central Election Commission, some agency that can count votes from the voters willing to submit their votes.”
18:02
Society
Cyberattacks against websites of government agencies expected to have no effect on Belarus' CEC work
The official said: “We haven't noticed that anything has happened to our website so far. There are ways of doing our work without Internet resources. We've already discussed all these things as we were preparing for the election campaign.”
17:38
Society
Belarus' CEC: No information on public order violations
Some issues arise. This is an electoral campaign and in any country it is always emotional, never mind the presidential election,” CEC Deputy Chairman Vadim Ipatov said.
17:26
Society
Belarus' CEC blames long queues outside polling stations on provocations
Speaking about the situation with Belarusian voters having to queue to cast their votes, Lidia Yermoshina stressed that everything would have been fine if not for the deliberate provocations that the so-called protest voters had been taught how to stage via Telegram channels.
