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Presidential election should unite the society rather than divide it, Deputy Chairman of the Permanent Commission for National Security Viktor Rusak said when speaking in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly on 30 June, BelTA has learned.
“Presidential election itself is not a matter of discussion because it is a constitutional provision. The election date (11 October – BelTA’s note) is logical, and I personally have no reason to question it,” Viktor Rusak noted. In his words, presidential election is a key political event for any country, and in Belarus it is of particular importance given the president's role and powers. “In this context, the organization of this political event is of particular importance. Presidential election should unite people rather than split the society and destabilize the social and political situation in the country,” Viktor Rusak believes.
In this light, all the branches of government should do their best to ensure a civilized organization at all stages of the presidential election, and members of the Belarusian parliament should provide all the necessary assistance. “We should explain to people that a presidential campaign is a process of choosing a strategy for moving forward rather than a competition to enumerate the problems that the country is facing in the most emotional way possible. We know about these problems and understand where they stem from, but we need to convey this to the voters. We should not enumerate problems and shed tears but work to tackle them,” Viktor Rusak stressed.
As for foreign observers who will monitor the election, he said that representatives of several countries will come to Belarus to perform this duty. “These will be different people with different attitudes to our country, and it is very important that they should form a positive opinion about Belarus and the processes in the country. We should suppress all possible attempts on the part of those who will try to influence them with biased and sometimes obviously inadequate information,” Viktor Rusak noted.
“Presidential election itself is not a matter of discussion because it is a constitutional provision. The election date (11 October – BelTA’s note) is logical, and I personally have no reason to question it,” Viktor Rusak noted. In his words, presidential election is a key political event for any country, and in Belarus it is of particular importance given the president's role and powers. “In this context, the organization of this political event is of particular importance. Presidential election should unite people rather than split the society and destabilize the social and political situation in the country,” Viktor Rusak believes.
In this light, all the branches of government should do their best to ensure a civilized organization at all stages of the presidential election, and members of the Belarusian parliament should provide all the necessary assistance. “We should explain to people that a presidential campaign is a process of choosing a strategy for moving forward rather than a competition to enumerate the problems that the country is facing in the most emotional way possible. We know about these problems and understand where they stem from, but we need to convey this to the voters. We should not enumerate problems and shed tears but work to tackle them,” Viktor Rusak stressed.
As for foreign observers who will monitor the election, he said that representatives of several countries will come to Belarus to perform this duty. “These will be different people with different attitudes to our country, and it is very important that they should form a positive opinion about Belarus and the processes in the country. We should suppress all possible attempts on the part of those who will try to influence them with biased and sometimes obviously inadequate information,” Viktor Rusak noted.
