{"id":187849,"date":"2026-05-17T15:26:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T12:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/187849\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T15:26:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T12:26:35","slug":"coordination-council-reports-low-turnout-amid-cyberattacks","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/187849\/","title":{"rendered":"Coordination Council reports low turnout amid cyberattacks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

May 17, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>More than 1,500 people have voted in the Coordination Council election by May 17, the Council said on Telegram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday, Alena Prychod\u017aka, in charge of the election commission, reported a new cyberattack on the online voting platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arciom Bruchan, the Council\u2019s speaker, identified cyberattacks, propaganda and information operations originating from Minsk, along with the depoliticization of society and transnational repression, as major challenges. The activist called for the Council\u2019s reform after the election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voting in the current election began at noon on May 12 after long delays triggered by a security alert and a cyberattack on the online voting platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three days ago, the voting was moved to\u00a0https:\/\/rada2026.svaepeera.com<\/a>. The organizers point out that voters in Belarus must use VPN and Incognito browsing. Those who don\u2019t use Incognito, must delete history and browsing data for safety reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As many as 174 candidates representing nine political groups are running for the 80-member Coordination Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian authorities branded all groups as \u201cextremist\u201d in an attempt to disrupt the voting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Coordination Council is a non-governmental body established in 2020 to facilitate a democratic transfer of power in Belarus. The Council originally had 64 core members with a seven-member leadership board. Amid the post-election crackdown in Belarus, many of the Council\u2019s members were arrested or forced into exile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2022 and 2023, the Coordination Council was re-established abroad as a body consisting of representatives of various pro-democracy groups in exile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May 2024, the Council held its first direct online election, with more than 6,700 citizens of Belarus reportedly taking part in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With 28 seats, Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka and the Movement for Freedom is currently the Council\u2019s largest political group. \u0141atu\u0161ka is deputy head of the opposition transition cabinet led by Sviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speaker calls for Coordination Council reforms<\/h3>\n
May 16, Pozirk. Arciom Bruchan, speaker of the opposition Coordination Council, has called for the Council\u2019s reform after the election and urged all electoral lists to join the discussion as he addressed them today in Warsaw. The Council may expand …<\/div>\n \n