Parliamentary elections are underway in Belarus

Elections of deputies of the lower house of the parliament and local councils are underway in Belarus.

According to the data of the Central Election Commission of Belarus, by 9:00 am the turnout reached 43.64 percent.

In Belarus, it is planned to elect 12,514 deputies of local councils and 110 deputies of the lower house of parliament for a period of five years.

All 5,411 polling stations in the country have been opened and will be closed at 20:00 local time. In total, there are about 6.9 million people on the voter list.