Lyabedzka re-elected, UCP withdraws from “elections”

These decisions were taken at a congress of the United Civil Party in Minsk on March 21.

112 people, 109 of whom voted, took part in the congress.

According to BelaPAN, Anatol Lyabedzka has been re-elected chairman of the United Civil Party. 89 people voted for Lyabedzka, 17 voted against, three ballots were found invalid.

The elections of the party head were non-alternative. The delegates of the congress proposed Viktar Harbachou as a candidate for the party head, but he rejected the nomination.

The United Civil Part withdraws from the local council “elections”. The decision was taken with 66 votes on favour, 37 against, five people abstained.

The speaker of the congress, Leu Marholin, noted before the voting that UCP members wouldn’t be withdrawn from election commissions and potential candidates wouldn’t be withdrawn from elections. According to him, it was a political decision of the party, but local council candidates should take own decisions regarding running in the elections. According to Marholin, it concerns the UCP members who were nominated through collecting signatures.