Initiation of the Raising of Issue on Recalling a Member of the Council of the Republic
The issue on recalling a member of the Council of the Republic from the Oblast or the city of Minsk may be initiated by:
presidium of the regional or town (town in Oblast jurisdiction) Council of Deputies and the regional or the town executive committee which nominated the respective candidate to the Council of the Republic - before the presidium of the Oblast Council of Deputies and the Oblast 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 issue of recalling a member of the Council of the Republic shall submit the reasons for grounds to discuss the issue.
The issue of recalling the member of the Council of the Republic elected from a region shall be initiated at a joint sitting of the presidium of the regional or town (in Oblast jurisdiction) Council of Deputies and the regional or town executive committee. The joint sitting of the presidium of the regional or town Council of Deputies and the respective executive committee shall be considered legally competent if attended by at least two thirds of the membership of the presidium and the executive committee.
The decision of the joint sitting of the presidium of the regional or town Council of Deputies and the respective executive committee shall be passed by a simple majority of votes.
The application of deputies of the Minsk City Council of Deputies on initiation of the issue of recalling the member of the Council of the Republic must be signed by all initiators.
The materials on the initiation of the issue of recalling the member of the Council of the Republic shall be submitted to the presidium of the Oblast Council of Deputies and the Oblast Executive Committee in case of recalling the member of the Council of the Republic elected from the Oblast, or to the presidium of the Minsk City Council of Deputies and Minsk City Executive Committee in case of recalling a member of the Council of the Republic elected from the City of Minsk.
