Nomination of candidates for members of the Council of the Republic

Nomination of the candidates to members of the Council of the Republic begins 90 days and ends 60 days prior to the expiration of the term of office of the Council of the Republic of the current convocation.

The right to nominate the candidates for members of the Council of the Republic belongs to the Presidiums of local Councils of Deputies of the base level and respective executive committees - district and city executive committees (in the cities of regional subordination), and in the City of Minsk - to the Presidium of the Minsk City Council of Deputies and to the Minsk City Executive Committee.Not less than two thirds of the number of members of the respective presidium of the Council of Deputies and of the executive committee must participate in the joint sitting of those bodies.

The decision of the joint session of the Presidium of the local Council of Deputies of the base level and the respective executive Committee to nominate a candidate for member of the Council of the Republic is adopted by the majority of the votes of their members.

The Presidium of the district, city (in the cities of regional subordination) Council of Deputies and the respective executive committee may nominate only one candidate for member of the Council of the Republic.The same candidate for member of the Council of the Republic may be nominated by several presidiums of district or city (in the cities of regional subordination) Councils of Deputies and respective executive committees.

The decision to nominate a person as a candidate for member of the Council of the Republic shall specify the surname, name and patronymic, date of birth, post (occupation), place of birth, place of residence, party membership and the period of residence in the territory of the region or the city of Minsk.

The decision to nominate a person as a candidate for member of the Council of the Republic is signed by the Chairperson of the local Council of Deputies and the Chairperson of the respective executive committee and is submitted to the Central Commission not later than within three days from the date of the decision-making together with the following documents:

a written application of the person nominated as a candidate for member of the Council of the Republic with his consent to be a candidate for member of the Council of the Republic from the region or the City of Minsk;

biographical data of the person nominated as a candidate for member of the Council of the Republic, according to the form approved by the Central Commission;

declaration on incomes and property of the person nominated as candidate for member of the Council of the Republic, according to the form approved by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus;

written application on the consent to be released from his position in case of being elected as member of the Council of the Republic or to terminate the powers of a deputy of the House of Representatives – for persons specified in Article 99 of this Code.