{"id":122187,"date":"2025-01-17T14:53:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T11:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/122187\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"summary-of-candidates-promises","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/122187\/","title":{"rendered":"Summary of candidates\u2019 promises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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January 17, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Four of the five presidential bidders have concluded their television and radio appearances, while Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka did not use the opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the summary of their promises:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siarhiej Syranko\u016d, of the Communist Party of Belarus<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Nationalization<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ban on privatization<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ban on gambling<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Crackdown on LGBT<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Severe censorship<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Political reprisals<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Rebuilding monuments to commemorate Josef Stalin<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Trade union cells and worker councils in all companies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Replacing one-year employment contracts with life employment to make it harder for employers to sack workers \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Second nuclear power plant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    The candidate is hoping to come second in the race to \u201cbe more involved in political decision-making and influence the content\u201d of the next five-year plan. The runner-up must offer a program to ensure \u201cthe continuity and deepen reforms\u201d conducted by \u0141uka\u0161enka, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Quote: <\/strong>\u201cWe will not surrender our native Belarusian language to bourgeois nationalists, national-democrats and Nazi supporters. We will not give our Russian language to the chauvinists, Vlasovites and imperialists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Aleh Hajdukievi\u010d of the Liberal Democratic Party<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • Abolishing district elections in favor of a mixed-member proportional representation system Ban on opposition participation in elections<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Private \u201cfarmer initiatives\u201d and \u201csmall and medium-sized businesses in science and manufacturing\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      He expressed his opposition to leniency for drug-related offenses one week after the lower house approved milder punishment for the purchase, possession and sale of drugs. It is unclear whether he voted for the legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Quote:<\/strong> \u201cNo mercy for drug dealers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Alaksandar Chi\u017eniak, leader of the Republican Party of Labor and Justice<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      • Party system improvement<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Decent Start program to offer young people high-paid first jobs and benefits<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Cooperation with international partners<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Good-neighborhood diplomacy to have sanctions lifted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Without criticizing the incumbent, the candidate notes that Belarus\u2019 population has decreased by 300,000 in the past 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Quote: <\/strong>\u201cBy 2030, every fifth citizen will be older than 65.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Hanna Kanapackaja<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        • Amnesty for \u201cpersons brought to justice for the events of the previous election cycle\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Restoring ties with all partners, including EU member states and candidate countries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Opposition to Belarus\u2019 incorporation into Russia<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Referendum on a parliamentary system for Belarus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Quote:<\/strong> \u201cMy program, \u2018Belarus for People!\u2019 is based on the principles of a democratic, sovereign social state, a state for the people and every individual living in it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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          • Promises to improve ties with the West, but said Belarus is not to blame for tension.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Strategic partnership with Russia, countries of the Global South, including China<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Social policy principles unchanged<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Quote: <\/strong>\u201cWe have no territorial claims against any country. We are not threatening anyone, and we do not plan to attack anyone. Our military policy is defensive.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            January 17, Pozirk. Four of the five presidential bidders have concluded their television and radio appearances, while Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka did not use the opportunity. Here is the summary of their promises: Siarhiej Syranko\u016d, of the Communist Party of Belarus The candidate is hoping to come second in the race to \u201cbe more involved in political […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":116112,"template":"","rubric":[38,16],"class_list":["post-122187","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-elections","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSummary of candidates\u2019 promises | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 17, Pozirk. 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