MINSK, 17 November (BelTA) – An estimated 35.77% of voters turned out during the five days of early voting ahead of the 17 November parliamentary elections in Belarus, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus said on its website, BelTA has learned.
According to the CEC, 33.67% of voters cast their ballots in Brest Oblast, 38.26% in Vitebsk Oblast, 39.41% in Gomel Oblast, 36.50% in Grodno Oblast, 37.49% in Minsk Oblast, 39.11% in Mogilev Oblast. Turnout in Minsk made up 28.56%.
The voter register includes almost 6.9 million citizens.
Early voting kicked off on 12 November and lasted through 16 November.
17 November is Election Day. A total of 110 constituencies (the same number of MPs will be elected) have been formed for the elections to the House of Representatives. An estimated 5,831 polling stations will function, including 46 abroad.
Elections to the House of Representatives are held in single-mandate constituencies. The results are determined by a majority-vote electoral system. Elections are considered valid if more than half of the registered voters cast their ballots within a constituency. The candidate who gets the biggest number of votes wins the elections.
Voting will be running from 8.00 till 20.00. However, precinct elections commissions in military units, sanatoriums, hospitals, rest homes, and other healthcare organizations may declare voting finished before 20.00 once all registered voters have cast their ballots.
Voters are issued a ballot paper upon producing: passport of the Republic of Belarus, civil servant identification card, university student identification card, driver's license, military service card for active-duty military personnel, pensioner identification card or disabled identification card with a photo, temporary certificate issued by police to citizens who have lost their passports.
