OREANDA-NEWS. September 26, 2008. Belarus has all the necessary conditions for monitoring the parliamentary elections, Anne-Marie Lizin, head of the monitoring mission sent by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, said as she met with Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vadim Popov on September 26.

Anne-Marie Lizin remarked she has good impressions of Belarus. In her words, the European Union is closely monitoring the present election campaign.

The head of the OSCE PA monitoring mission also underscored the European community puts high hopes on the elections and expects positive results.

“The OSCE mission includes people largely experienced in election monitoring. We adhere to rules of non-interference with the election process and the work of chairmen of election commissions. Observers are supposed to watch only and report monitoring results. Making objective conclusions is our goal,” said Anne-Marie Lizin.

Vadim Popov told Anne-Marie Lizin out of the 110 effective deputies 34 ones are partaking in the elections. Two principles are observed: renewal of the parliament and continuity, transfer of the accumulated experience.

Vadim Popov remarked, Belarus uses a majoritarian electoral system, without party lists used to elect MPs. Yet representatives of the entire spectrum of political parties of the country take part in elections. They have to prove their competence to their party and electors.

“We openly provide opportunities to work in all regions of our country to all international observers. We ask one thing of them: the election process should be evaluated objectively,” said the speaker.