Election boycotted in Lukashenka’s native district (Photo, video)
- 27.09.2008, 10:47
Observers found a “forgotten” polling station in the Shklou district, where Alyaksandr Lukashenka was born, which was absolutely solitude, there weren’t voters and observers at the station.
“We are in the village of Havyady of the Shklou region. We have been here for 20 minutes, but no members of election commission can be seen here. The doors are open, property is not protected, there were no militia officers, too. I turned my attention to a ballot box, which was unsealed. Frankly speaking, I couldn’t even imagine it may be possible at a polling station. I have spoken about similar violation before. But it is a very good example of how the election process in Belarus is going on. One needn’t think up anything, one should just come, take pictures and show. What can be said here? What responsibility? What law?
What equal condition for candidates? We see that in some papers that turnout is counted. It is written today that more than 20 peer cent of the voters have voted. But they say to district election commissions that only 7–8 per cent voted. Why? I think you understand it yourself: in order to manipulate the figures, to manipulate the voting results,” activist of the BPF party Ryhor Kastusyou told to Belsat TV.
