(December 19, 2010: Presidential elections, the Republic of Belarus)
Sunday it is so far, is elected in Belarus.
Lukashenko ruled since 1994, largely unrestricted and has spread its power and gradually more and more. The opposition has developed in the last 10 years and it is not because of official repression unfold in a position to really. Also, all news agencies are state, so that all reports more for Lukashenko and is not reported on the opposition and other critics on television.
The attitude of the population to Lukashenko is different, many of his credit much that he has brought the country in recent years to a relative wealth, often tell a people that Lukashenko has made sure that I buy in the shops all can and the quality of the products is good, but many people believe is that Lukashenko has ruled for 16 years, long enough and now it was time for change again. This one comes but then forward to the next problem, because the opposition never had the chance to develop properly, and many people view the presidential candidates as not capable to govern a state or dependent than from Europe or Russia. In the last presidential election in 2006, the opposition also had the problem that they had divided among themselves and could not agree on a common opposition candidate against Lukashenko.
in October were at every street corner, the signature collectors for the candidates had to collect 100 000 signatures to be eligible for election. Are now allowed Lukashenko to ten candidates. They had the opportunity to present on television and there was even a TV debate, is not released to the Lukashenko. However, half an hour of talk time on television is quite small when you consider that Lukashenko constantly in the news appears, also is the time in which the candidates must present itself to the end and the last time before the election is now renewed talk solely about Lukashenko. Last week there one last great idea for Lukashenko: The fourth Belarusian People's Assembly, on which he could imagine a whole day again his policies.
His tactic is at the moment, especially the population of other countries and the fool free elections, even demonstrations, which were actually banned, had a warning for the candidates except no consequences. Nevertheless, it is probably so that the elections to the outside should look reasonably free and democratic, and the winner as in previous years have been established.
Stinmmung Currently, the more tense, the militia encountered a more and more often on the road, often the choice of topic in conversation. The opposition candidates have called on the people to come on Sunday on the October Square and await the announcement of election results there.
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