The head of the Belarusian Presidential Administration, Igor Sergeenko, was elected as a deputy of the lower house of the country’s parliament. While he writes TASSThis information was disclosed by the head of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the republic, Igor Karpenko, at a press conference where he announced the results of the first day of voting for parliamentary and local elections in the history of Belarus. Held on February 25.
Sergeenko, who was nominated by the labor collective and is not a member of any party, ran in the Postavy constituency in the Vitebsk region. According to the law on the status of deputies of the House of Representatives, deputies of the lower house perform their duties professionally. If the member of parliament does not accept this and does not transfer to a professional position in the House of Representatives within three months, his powers are terminated early.
Sergeenko was appointed head of Belarus’ presidential administration in December 2019.
Before that, the head of the Belarusian Central Election Commission, Igor Karpenko, commenting on US accusations that a fictitious election was held in the republic. statedThe United States needs to stop acting as a global observer and focus on its own domestic problems
Previously Lukashenko compared Belarusian dictatorship with elections in the USA.