MINSK, 4 December (BelTA) - Belarus has its own sovereign electoral system in place, Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus Igor Karpenko said at a CEC meeting to mark the 35th anniversary of the institution of elections in Belarus, BelTA has learned.
“The Republic of Belarus has developed its own sovereign electoral system, including legal norms, a set of rules, technologies and methods of work that ensure and regulate the legitimate formation of public authorities and the election of citizens to public office,” Igor Karpenko said.
In 1994, the central commission was vested with the new functions to organize and conduct the election of the President of the Republic of Belarus and was renamed into the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Belarus. “Work to create the legal framework for the organization and conduct of elections was actively underway. At first, the Parliament adopted the laws on the election of the president, MPs, and the legal status of the Central Election Commission. As a result, in 2000 the electoral legislation was codified. Aleksandr Abramovich was the first Chairman of the CEC of the Republic of Belarus. In the following years the CEC was headed by Lidia Yermoshina. Under her leadership the CEC conducted more than 20 election campaigns. The Electoral Code was developed and adopted,” the CEC head noted.
“In different years the CEC, territorial and precinct commissions comprised experienced lawyers and practitioners, scholars, political and public figures and simply concerned citizens of our country, who thus made a huge contribution to the formation and development of the national electoral system. On behalf of the Central Election Commission I would like to express my gratitude to all of them for their work, professionalism, selfless service to their country and their people,” Igor Karpenko added.
“The Republic of Belarus has developed its own sovereign electoral system, including legal norms, a set of rules, technologies and methods of work that ensure and regulate the legitimate formation of public authorities and the election of citizens to public office,” Igor Karpenko said.
In 1994, the central commission was vested with the new functions to organize and conduct the election of the President of the Republic of Belarus and was renamed into the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Belarus. “Work to create the legal framework for the organization and conduct of elections was actively underway. At first, the Parliament adopted the laws on the election of the president, MPs, and the legal status of the Central Election Commission. As a result, in 2000 the electoral legislation was codified. Aleksandr Abramovich was the first Chairman of the CEC of the Republic of Belarus. In the following years the CEC was headed by Lidia Yermoshina. Under her leadership the CEC conducted more than 20 election campaigns. The Electoral Code was developed and adopted,” the CEC head noted.
“In different years the CEC, territorial and precinct commissions comprised experienced lawyers and practitioners, scholars, political and public figures and simply concerned citizens of our country, who thus made a huge contribution to the formation and development of the national electoral system. On behalf of the Central Election Commission I would like to express my gratitude to all of them for their work, professionalism, selfless service to their country and their people,” Igor Karpenko added.
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