MINSK, 9 August (BelTA) - During the last presidential election campaign the opponents of the government were preparing for a coup rather than a fair and just campaign, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the Big Conversation with the President, a meeting with the public, experts and media community in the format of a big press conference in Minsk on 9 August, BelTA has learned.
Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that the Belarusians are strong and wise people and deserve the right to truth and respect.
“Taking into account the fact that today, 9 August, marks a year since the presidential election in the country, and anticipating the corresponding interest from the media, I would like to remind everyone: back then the campaign and the election proper were held in the environment of total openness and transparency and democratization of political life. The only difference was that some were preparing for a fair and honest election, while others, calling for ‘putting pressure on the authorities', were preparing for a coup d'etat,” said the president.
