MINSK, 21 November (BelTA) – At the meeting with the head and coordinators of his initiative group, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko ordered not to terminate prematurely signature collection in his support, although more than 1.5 million signatures have already been collected, BelTA has learned.
“We are collecting signatures until 6 December. Therefore, I would like to consult with you once again on our plans going forward. I have already said that we should probably stop collecting signatures, but this would be wrong, because people will take issue with it. Thus, we should remain out there until 6 December to give people an opportunity to offer their signatures,” the Belarusian leader said.
“We should not overload members of the initiative group, we do not want them to overexert themselves. We do not ask them to canvass frantically from house to house touting something, we do not want excessive signature collection points. A sufficient number has already been collected,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.
“We are collecting signatures until 6 December. Therefore, I would like to consult with you once again on our plans going forward. I have already said that we should probably stop collecting signatures, but this would be wrong, because people will take issue with it. Thus, we should remain out there until 6 December to give people an opportunity to offer their signatures,” the Belarusian leader said.
“We should not overload members of the initiative group, we do not want them to overexert themselves. We do not ask them to canvass frantically from house to house touting something, we do not want excessive signature collection points. A sufficient number has already been collected,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.
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