On August 9, the Belarusian Central Election Commission reported that the turnout in the presidential elections by 12:00 was more than 54%. In the neighboring with the Smolensk region of the Republic of Belarus – Vitebsk region, the turnout in elections as of noon was more than the national average: 56.49%. This information was announced by the local media with reference to the regional election commission.
In the Vitebsk region, 750 polling stations have been open since 8 am, more than 847 thousand people are included in the voting lists. Let us remind you that early voting in the Vitebsk region, as well as throughout the Republic of Belarus, took place on August 4-8. August 9 is the main voting day in the presidential elections in Belarus. There are five candidates on the lists of candidates. Alyaksandr Lukashenka goes to the polls for the sixth time The Smolensk region and the neighboring state are linked by economic, cultural, and even kinship relations of the nearest border territories.