Polotsk was so far the only picket to collect signatures for nomination of a candidate for the local council deputies. Signatures gathered for the President of the Free Trade Union of the plant "Fiberglass" Victor Stukov. The picket was organized with the support of the factory workers and the Free Trade Union of the primary factory. The meeting was held on February 5 at 17 pm in the park at Prospect Skarina near the chapel in memory of Polotsk victims of Afghanistan.
On the picket stood booth with information about the candidate, and the participants kept the flag of the Free Trade Union of Belarus. Representatives of the police in civilian clothes also came to the picket. They came before everyone else, but once it was possible to determine the characteristic issues. Young men in civilian clothes were interested in the cause of the mass gathering which program a candidate, what does the picket has a flag of Belarusian Free Trade Union ( SPB).
One of the curious citizens still forced to introduce myself, and he reluctantly showed identity policeman calling himself chief of public security, the name of its activists do not remember. Police received responses from candidate to all their questions. Participants were pickets all the documents that established the lawfulness of events: an extract from the electoral code, evidence of the initiative group to collect signatures, certificate of registration and the Free Trade Union flag of SPB. Not finding violations, the police during a rally went around and around . Fortunately, they were in civilian clothes, and therefore do not scare people.
The picket participants appealed to the passing by Polotsk residents subscribe to the proposal for the nomination of a candidate. Some stayed, asked about the candidate's background and talked about their problems. Part citizens evinced a negative attitude towards the election by saying that these elections do not bring anything good. The picket lasted for less than an hour and went without any problems. During the event, managed to collect a couple of signatures, passing citizens or live in another polling station, or did not have a passport.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission of Polotsk on February 4 has received documents collected signatures from 36 initiative groups to nominate candidates in Polotsk district council. A total of forty seats while claiming forty four candidates. In other words, only four polling assumed two candidates, the remaining portions of uncontested. Initiative groups gathered for their candidates from 90 to 160 signatures at a rate according to the law not less than 75. Last day of registration signatures is February 10.
