Initiation of raising the issue on the recall of a member of the Council of the Republic

The raising of the issue on the recall of a member of the Council of the Republic elected from a region or the city of Minsk may be initiated by:

the presidium of the district or city (city of regional subordination) Council of Deputies and the district or the city executive committee which nominated the respective candidate to the Council of the Republic - before the presidium of the regional Council of Deputies and the regional executive committee; and

not less than ten deputies of the Minsk City Council of Deputies - before the presidium of Minsk City Council of Deputies or the Minsk city executive committee.

The initiators of the raising of the issue on the recall of a member of the Council of the Republic submit the reasons serving as grounds to discuss that issue.

The raising of the issue on the recall of a member of the Council of the Republic elected from a region is initiated at the joint sitting of the presidium of the district or city (city of regional subordination) Council of Deputies and the district or city executive committee.The joint sitting of the presidium of the district or city Council of Deputies and the respective executive committee is considered to be competent if attended by at least two thirds of the members of the presidium and the executive committee.

The decision of the joint sitting of the presidium of the district or city Council of Deputies and the respective executive committee is passed by a simple majority of votes of their members.

The application of deputies of the Minsk City Council of Deputies on initiation of the raising of the issue on the recall of a member of the Council of the Republic shall be signed by all initiators.

Materials on the initiation of the raising of the issue on the recall of a member of the Council of the Republic are forwarded:concerning the recall of a member of the Council of the Republic elected from a region – to the presidium of the Council of Deputies and the regional executive committee, and concerning the recall of a member of the Council of the Republic elected from the city of Minsk – to the presidium of the Minsk City Council of Deputies and the Minsk City Executive Committee.