Minsk, Belarus. Two days after election - love is all around us.
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The most warm and nice welcome we recived in small committee in the outskirts of Gomel in the psychatric hospital. We had to wait for the chief around 20 minutes because all the patients voted before we came /200 voters, 100% voted/. When he arrived he invited us for a cup of tea, very good cake and small snacks.
Ironically the most normal commission members I had chance to meet were in the pychiatric hospital.
/Secretary of the chief has recently celebrated 50 years of marriage. Congratulations!
Flowers and greetings cards in the background of the photo/
One of the election commities on Saturday In Gomel, last day of preliminary elections. Foreign journalist is definetely a big surprise for them, and I guess voters also, - guard was watching movie from DVD…
Two days before election day, I took a train from Minsk to Gomel. Through the wagons speakers Belarusian radio was broadcasted. Seven women and five men were listening to music. They were reacting to the music, made eye contact.
Until the news started at 7pm. They freezed. Four minutes long, the speaker was talking about elections and candidates. All started looking in the middle of nowhere. No-one blinked positively or negatively. No-one commented. No-one made any body reaction. Nothing. Then the music started again. Everyone came alive again. They shared the joy of music.
The first election comittee I have visitted. Because I arrived to Misnk only an hour before, I didnt’t manage to pick up my official press accreditation. At the beginning they didn’t allow me and my colleagues to take pictures but when some of us showed copy of document, they didn’t see any more problems.
And they were very nice to us. That was first sign of different approach to this elections. Peaceful one. Too peaceful.
Those posters can be found everywhere - on the bus, in shops, in election committies, in hotels - everywhere.
In the background of the first poster one can see magnificent library built by Lukashenka as a gift to Belarusian nation.
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