Politics

Voters in big numbers were forced to vote on the first day of early voting in Minsk's Kolasauskaya constituency, observers say.

Belarusian National Technical University students come to vote early in big numbers.

Students from three dormitories (No 15, 16 and 17) come to vote early at polling station No 637 in exchange for extra days off.

“It is time to be myself,” Vasil Astrouksi said.

There are 491 parliamentary candidates in Belarus now. One more person is planning to withdraw.

Polling stations will be open for five days from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m.

The Belarusian Minister for Foreign Affairs has taken part in an informal meeting of the EU Ministers.

Activists were collecting signatures to return the time spend in the army and on maternity leaves to the record of service.

The early vote corresponds to all the OSCE’s demands, the CEC chairperson said.