Situation may flare up at any stage of presidential election – Lukashenko
<p> MINSK, Jun 9 - PrimePress. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko says an aggravation of the situation is possible at any stage of the election process in Belarus. He spoke about this at the meeting on national security held on June 9, the presidential press office reports. </p> <p> </p> <p> “Only three weeks have passed since the start of this election campaign, and we already see that not all candidates for candidates intend to go this way in a civilized way. Laws are breached everywhere. Ethical standards are not observed, and the authorities are being insulted and attacked,” Lukashenko said. </p> <p> </p> <p> He said the turning of the collection of signatures into unauthorized rallies and public events is inadmissible. “You know what happened in Ukraine in a similar situation [the overthrow of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in February 2014]. Therefore, the law must be enforced without fail,” said the president. </p> <p> </p> <p> He demanded that those taking aggressive actions against law enforcers be prosecuted. “Today, threats are pouring in fr om everywhere to public officers, heads of district election commissions that were engaged in the parliamentary elections, and their families. What is this? I require the law enforcement agencies, first of all the prosecutor general, chairman of the Investigative Committee and minister of the interior, to pay close attention to this. Such threats are a criminal violation that must be prosecuted under criminal law,” Lukashenko said. </p> <p> </p> <p> “First, members of some initiative groups abuse the right to hold pickets to rock the situation and destabilize the socio-political situation, and then they will form teams and militant groups that, possibly, will want to massacre people on the streets. They are calling people to this. There can be only one response, you know what I mean,” Lukashenko said. </p> <p> </p> <p> According to the president, the so-called “modern election technologies” are often a dirty business. “We have gone through this once and again. We did not tolerate a split in society, and we will not now. Today, we stand ready to take adequate measures to maintain peace and stability in our state. To do this, you need to clearly understand what some candidates are ready to do to achieve their goal, what resources they use to elevate their ratings. This may create additional threats,” Lukashenko said. </p> <p> </p> <p> The presidential election in Belarus is scheduled for August 9, 2020. The first presidential election took place on June 23 (first round) and July 10, 1994 (second round). Alexander Lukashenko has been staying in office ever since. A referendum on amendments to Article 81 of the Constitution of Belarus, which abolished the lim it of two five-year presidential terms for one person, was held on October 17, 2004. End </p>
2020-06-10
Primepress
Situation may flare up at any stage of presidential election – Lukashenko
MINSK, Jun 9 - PrimePress. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko says an aggravation of the situation is possible at any stage of the election process in Belarus. He spoke about this at the meeting on national security held on June 9, the presidential press office reports.
“Only three weeks have passed since the start of this election campaign, and we already see that not all candidates for candidates intend to go this way in a civilized way. Laws are breached everywhere. Ethical standards are not observed, and the authorities are being insulted and attacked,” Lukashenko said.
He said the turning of the collection of signatures into unauthorized rallies and public events is inadmissible. “You know what happened in Ukraine in a similar situation [the overthrow of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in February 2014]. Therefore, the law must be enforced without fail,” said the president.
He demanded that those taking aggressive actions against law enforcers be prosecuted. “Today, threats are pouring in fr om everywhere to public officers, heads of district election commissions that were engaged in the parliamentary elections, and their families. What is this? I require the law enforcement agencies, first of all the prosecutor general, chairman of the Investigative Committee and minister of the interior, to pay close attention to this. Such threats are a criminal violation that must be prosecuted under criminal law,” Lukashenko said.
“First, members of some initiative groups abuse the right to hold pickets to rock the situation and destabilize the socio-political situation, and then they will form teams and militant groups that, possibly, will want to massacre people on the streets. They are calling people to this. There can be only one response, you know what I mean,” Lukashenko said.
According to the president, the so-called “modern election technologies” are often a dirty business. “We have gone through this once and again. We did not tolerate a split in society, and we will not now. Today, we stand ready to take adequate measures to maintain peace and stability in our state. To do this, you need to clearly understand what some candidates are ready to do to achieve their goal, what resources they use to elevate their ratings. This may create additional threats,” Lukashenko said.
The presidential election in Belarus is scheduled for August 9, 2020. The first presidential election took place on June 23 (first round) and July 10, 1994 (second round). Alexander Lukashenko has been staying in office ever since. A referendum on amendments to Article 81 of the Constitution of Belarus, which abolished the lim it of two five-year presidential terms for one person, was held on October 17, 2004. End