TV election debates to be live (UPDATED)
The head of Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s election team, the Minister of Education Alyaksandr Radzkou, has arrived to receive the certificate instead of him. It means that the state leader will not attend the ceremony. By the way, Uladzimir Nyaklyayeu and Vital Rymasheuski were not going to attend the ceremony either – they are abroad. Their representatives will receive their certificates.
Ryhor Kastusyou and Ales Mihalevich were the first potential candidates to have arrived at the Palace of the Republic.
12:41 Pravalski threatens to sue Yarmoshyna
Zmіtser Lukashuk
Only 118 out of the 108 thousand signatures collected by a presidential contender Uladzimir Pravalski have been confirmed to be valid. A criminal check-up has proved the other signatures to be copies. CEC representatives have claimed it.
In response to it Pravalski has claimed that Vitsebsk Election Committee abused its power. The contender also thinks that the CEC has violated the law by not registering him as a candidate. Pravalski has claimed that he will appeal the decision about his registration in the Supreme Court.
13:05 Ramanchuk invites Yarmoshyna to Paris
Zmitser Lukashuk
Having received his contender’s certificate, Yaraslau Ramanchuk suggested that the Central Election Commission should allow all the candidates to make a speech at the All-Belarusian Congress. The politician noted that if it was impossible, the CEC should bother with providing all candidates with equal spots where they could make a speech.
Ramanchuk also presented an album depicting Paris to the CEC chairperson Lidziya Yarmohsyna. Let us remind you that Yarmoshyna is a persona non grata in the EU member states according to the European Union’s sanctions. At the same time, the official mentioned in an interview that a visit to Paris was her dream.
Having received Ramanchuk’s present, Yarmoshyna assumed that the candidate was jeering at her. In response to it the politician said that if the election was conducted in a democratic way, everyone who was present in the Palace of the Republic at that moment would be able to visit Paris.
13:29 TV election debates to be live
Zmіtser Lukashuk
The debates of presidential contenders have been appointed for the beginning of December. The TV debates will take place on December 4 and the radio debates – on December 5. The debates will be live, noted the CEC chairperson Lidziya Yarmoshyna.
The debates will be recorded only if candidates present a corresponding written request.
An ERB reporter asked Alyaksandr Radzkou whether Alyaksandr Lukashenka would take part in the live TV debates. The head of the current state leader’s election team noted that Lukashenka will take the decision. However, Radzkou noted that Lukashenka has claimed in previous interview that he was shown on TV too much. That is why he said that the others should take part in the debates.
13:56 Lukashenka to be fourth to make speech on TV
Zmіtser Lukashuk
The draw for the order of presidential contenders’ speeches was organized right after the certificates had been presented. Victar Tsyareshchanka will be the first to make his speech. The state leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka will be number four.
