4 March 2003
Seven of 12 elected to Beloozyorsk's city soviet represent democracy-oriented NGOs, local sources say
Seven representatives of a "non-party democratic group" are among the 12 persons who were elected to the 25-seat City Soviet in Beloozyorsk, Brest region, in the first round, according to local sources.
They are members of non-governmental organizations including the Francisak Skaryna Belarusian Language Society, the unregistered Regional Cooperation Center, and the local women's group Tais.
"The factors that led to the success of democratic-minded candidates in the city are the dire straits of people and the candidates' determination," Yury Gubarevich, leader of the Regional Cooperation Center, told BelaPAN. Beloozyorsk has a population of 14,000.
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