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In Keeping With the Worst Soviet Traditions

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In Keeping With the Worst Soviet Traditions
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How delegates are nominated on the so-called popular All-Belarus' Assembly.

Since the last week the Belarusian regions have been nominating delegates on the fifth All-Belarus' Assembly. Salidarnasts delivers details of the event.

Such assemblies that happen one time in five years remind of meetings of the CPSU. Delegates are nominated like it used to be in Soviet times.

Chairmen of executive committees are making a positive assessment of the last five-year plan

Local authorities are in charge of meetings till the very end. And every time it is the same old song. The chairman of the executive committee and his deputies are always present in the presidium.

Heads of districts deliver a report on the last five-year plan. Do you think country there suffered failure by failure? However, chairmen of executive committee have a different point of view.

For example, Chairman of the Miory executive district committee Ihar Kuznetsou stated in 2011-2015 the main tasks for raising up the level and quality of population's living standards had been carried out. Head of the Leninski district of Minsk Valery Kulesh believes last years in the economy could be considered positive ones.

Delegates are elected on non-competitive basis

In addition, it does not depend on the number of candidates nominated. There can be 6 of them or even 32 like in Polatsk district – but all the same, they will be voted for with only one show of hands. At least there is little information about delegates is given before the voting.

Persons in key administrative posts will mainly participate in the Assembly

Official propaganda asserts representatives "of various strata of population and different professions who have authority and respect in their groups" will be chosen as delegates.

However, in real life at least about a half of chosen delegates are head of executive committees and local boards. Heads of collective farms and enterprises make up a large percent as well.

But there are simple workers as well. No prize for guessing what role they will play there, if one gets acquainted with words of Tatstsiana Pashkova, operator of a twisting equipment, department No. 8 OAO Polotsk -Steklovolokno (Polotski Vestnik quotes):

- I feel the great responsibility to those who put their trust on me and authorized me to take part in one of the most important events in the country. Thank you very much! I can personally see that ordinary people may be given a chance to participate in a nation-wide forum!

Konstantin Pokholchik, Salidarnasts

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