Belarusian Army Forced to Vote for Lukashenko :: Charter'97 :: News

Leader of the unique candidate’s election office Valentina Polevikova told the journalists about the organization of voting at the closed precinct stations, based at military sites. The lady pinpointed that the data, which she feels like sharing with the press, had been received from reliable sources. It appears that on the day of voting whole of the enlisted personnel of the Belarusian army will be transferred to the barracks.

“On the polling date the enlisted personnel will be handed in personal ballot sheets. On the opposite side of the sheet there’ll be one’s personal number, written with a pencil, so that it could be erased quickly.”

Therefore, everyone knows that he is controlled. And the commanders will know exactly what choice this or that person has made. As a result, there’ll follow interior problems, which will negatively impact one’s career, an opportunity to get free living quarters etc. Valentina Polevikova claims that similar practice had been applied during 1996 controversial plebiscite and the election into the lower chamber of the Belarusian parliament.

The anonymous informant also reports that right now they are showing videos to the soldiers in hope to convince them of Lukashenko’s creative work over the past seven years of rule. It is also strictly forbidden to electioneer for anyone but the incumbent.