BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

03/01/2008

Belarus To Disqualify Candidates For Receiving Foreign Funds

Lidziya Yarmoshyna, the chairwoman of the Belarusian Central Election Commission (TsVK), said on January 2 that candidates who receive foreign financial support will be disqualified from running for parliament, Belapan reported. Yarmoshyna said that in the previous election campaign, candidates were simply warned about the use of "illegal funds," but now face having their registration annulled. The TsVK is required to prove whether foreign funds were accepted, and will therefore "conduct special polls, hear explanations, collect evidence, for example copies of printed material," Yarmoshyna said. The TsVK might also collect evidence from Belarus's national security institutions. Yarmoshyna also said that the ban on foreign support was in place during previous election campaigns, but there were no measures in place to enforce it. The TsVK has proposed that the first round of parliamentary elections be held on October 12. AM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2008/01/3-cee/cee-030108.asp

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