MINSK, 19 May (BelTA) – Members of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus took note of the president's Ordinance No.2 “On protecting the sovereignty and the constitutional order” of 9 May 2021, BelTA has learned.
The ordinance is aimed at preserving Belarus' independence and sovereignty. In line with the document if the head of state dies as a result of an assassination, an act of terrorism, external aggression, or other violent acts all the government agencies and their civil servants will have to abide by decisions of the Security Council, the sessions of which shall be presided by the prime minister. A state of emergency or martial law shall be declared in Belarus. The Security Council shall define a list of measures to enforce it.
“The president's ordinance ‘On protecting the sovereignty and the constitutional order' is aimed at ensuring stability and continuity of our country's socially-oriented policy, protecting the strategic national interests, and strengthening the foundations of the national security system of Belarus,” noted Marina Lenchevskaya, a member of the National Security Commission of the House of Representatives. “Of course, the MPs and our voters hope that this ordinance will never have to be enforced,” she added.
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