Talk:Council of the Republic (Belarus)

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Nomination & election

"Elections are indirect, with members being elected by the deputies of the popularly elected regional councils of deputies by secret ballot in a two-round system if necessary. A candidate must receive the votes of over 50% of the deputies seated to be elected."

How does this work, exactly? We know that eight people are ultimately elected for each region, but how are candidates nominated, how many are typically nominated for the 8 seats, and are they all voted on? Is it like a Plurality block voting situation where the councillors vote for as many individual candidates as there are seats to be filled? I realize this is all probably orchestrated, but would like to see some official information on how this process works so we can clarify it in the article. Criticalthinker (talk) 09:38, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, so I've been able to partially translate the Electoral Code of the Republic of Belarus (2000). It appears that the "presidiums and executive committees" (what's the difference between these?) of the regional & city councils of deputies nominate candidates. But another question is brought in by what it means that each can only nominate one person. Are there enough of these councils in each region that this works? It then appears that the deputies of these councils then, yes, vote using plurality block voting to vote for as many candidates and there are seats (8). This part of the process brings in another question. Am I reading correctly that the "none of the above" option on the ballot invalidates that ballot, and it's not used to calculate the winner? The translation is not clear. Would really love for someone to provide a news article or paper showing an example of how this all works in practice. Criticalthinker (talk) 06:48, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]