Belarusian Election Commission: Parliamentary elections are valid

The parliamentary elections in Belarus are valid, the Belarusian Central Election Commission has announced.

To make them valid, the voter turnout needed to be no less than 50%. By the data at 16:00 Moscow time, the turnout was 60.87%. More than a half of eligible voters took part in the voting in all the six regions of Belarus. Only in Minsk the turnout was 49.71%.

The elections in Belarus are held today to elect members if the lower house of the parliament. The elections are held in single-mandate constituencies.