{"id":2927,"date":"2023-09-25T18:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=2927"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"lukasenka-urges-officials-to-support-professional-and-dignified-candidates","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/2927\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka urges officials to support &#8220;professional and dignified&#8221; candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 25,\u00a0<em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Belarus is expecting &#8220;big election campaigns,&#8221; so &#8220;the ideological component is of paramount importance,&#8221; Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has said during the appointment of a new deputy economy minister and local officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Work and think about who will represent you in parliament and the All-Belarusian People&#8217;s Assembly,&#8221; \u0141uka\u0161enka told them, as quoted by his press office. &#8220;We are absolutely transparent about the fact that we will support some people. This is natural. If we pretended to be chaste, we would be laughed at.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He warned the officials against conducting the election the way &#8220;the Americans have always taught us&#8221;: &#8220;Had we conducted it that way, we would have been wiped from the face of the earth, but now this is impossible.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He instructed them not to keep the populace in the dark about future candidates: &#8220;They should be professional and dignified people. So that citizens will not throw nasty things in our faces when they learn about the candidates we support. We have enough smart and talented people,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, \u0141uka\u0161enka stressed the need for a &#8220;normal&#8221; parliament at a meeting with the speaker of the House of Representatives, U\u0142adzimir Andrej\u010danka. &#8220;The people will elect it, but we should inform the people,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government&nbsp;will hold the elections to the House of Representatives&nbsp;and the local councils on the same day, February 25. The All-Belarusian People&#8217;s Assembly, a discussion forum comprised of government-picked delegates, will convene shortly after the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 1996, independent domestic and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe monitors have not recognized a single election in Belarus as free and fair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 25,\u00a0Pozirk.\u00a0Belarus is expecting &#8220;big election campaigns,&#8221; so &#8220;the ideological component is of paramount importance,&#8221; Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has said during the appointment of a new deputy economy minister and local officials. &#8220;Work and think about who will represent you in parliament and the All-Belarusian People&#8217;s Assembly,&#8221; \u0141uka\u0161enka told them, as quoted by his press office. 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