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OSCE Election Experts to Visit Minsk For ConsultationsBelarusian election officials will hold consultations with representatives of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Minsk in the latter half of January, said Lidziya Yarmoshyna, head of the central election commission on December 17.The consultations will focus on changes to Belarus’ election regulations recommended by the international organization. Alyaksandr Lukashenka asked the government to study the recommendations earlier this month. Ms. Yarmoshyna said that apart from the central election commission, the government’s legislature-drafting centre would also examine the recommendations. “We are going to send the OSCE final report to all local election authorities for a study in order to discuss the election campaign and the OSCE recommendations at a round- table conference afterward. At least a dialogue will begin,” said Yarmoshyna. The official failed to specify which of the OSCE proposals could be the most acceptable for the Belarusian authorities. While the preliminary report issued by OSCE observers shortly after September’s elections said the vote had been in compliance with national regula- tions, the final report did not mention it and put an emphasis on shortcomings, Ms. Yarmoshyna said. “This is evidence that this document is politically biased,” she stressed. In its report, the international organization concluded that that the vote had fallen short of international standards despite certain improvements. In particular, the OSCE said that the “election environment” in the country “still did not allow genuine political competition and equal treatment of election competitors by authorities.” The organization concluded that Belarusian regulations continues to “present obstacles” to the conduct of elections in line with OSCE standards. This article appeared in Belarusian Review, Vol. 20, No. 4 --------------------------------------------- Copyright 2008 Belarusian Review All rights reserved. belarusianreview@hotmailcom
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