Belarus election monitors get no invitation for Ukraine's presidential vote

Representatives of Belarus' Central Election Commission will not travel to Ukraine to monitor the upcoming presidential elections, Central Election Commission secretary Mikalai Lazavik has told the European Radio for Belarus. Ukraine's Central Electoral Authority has not invited the colleagues from Belarus, he said. The presidential vote in Ukraine will be monitored by members of the House of Representatives who will be part of the delegation of election observers on behalf of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

A group of 50 human rights activists from Belarus will monitor the elections in Ukraine. The European Humanities University is also to send a team of 20 observers.

The presidential elections in Ukraine will take place on January 17.


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