{"id":121146,"date":"2025-01-09T22:15:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T19:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/121146\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"kanapackaja-reads-out-her-manifesto-in-belarusian-russian-during-television-spot","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/121146\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanapackaja reads out her manifesto in Belarusian, Russian during television spot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

January 9, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Presidential candidate Hanna Kanapackaja has read out her manifesto in Belarusian and Russian during her television spot on January 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She read her entire election manifesto, released on January 1, without edits, demanding amnesty for \u201cpersons brought to justice for the events of the previous election cycle,\u201d in an apparent reference to more than 1,300 documented political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The candidate spoke in favor of \u201cnormalization with all our partners (members of the European Union as well as those on the path toward membership) based on the principles of peaceful coexistence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kanapackaja was the first candidate in the ongoing election whose speech was broadcast by Belarusian TV. The other candidates, Siarhiej Syranko\u016d, Alaksandar Chi\u017eniak and Aleh Hajdukievi\u010d, are scheduled to appear later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, as before, refused to use the airtime given to him specifically for campaigning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kanapackaja, a former MP and a former member of the opposition United Civic Party, run for president in 2020 but, unlike many opposition politicians, did not end up in jail or exile after the election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking with Tochka.by<\/em> last week, she criticized exiled pro-democracy politicians as \u201cimpostors and swindlers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The presidential election is taking place in a purged political landscape amid a new crackdown on regime critics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian opposition dismissed the election as a sham, noting that political reprisals prevent pro-democracy candidates from running and voters from freely expressing their will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Belarus has not held a free and fair election since 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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