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In the run-up of the 22nd anniversary of electing the first (and still the only) president of Belarus, Belsat TV has asked residents of Minsk whether Lukashenka held his promises and whether people should put faith in him.
Their opinions are divide, but many respondents believe that one can give ear to Alyaksandr Lukashenka, but at the same time, people should rely on themselves:
“You can live well under any authority.”
“One may find several jobs and work – Lukashenka has nothing to do with it.”
On 10 July 1994, the second round of the first-ever elections in independent Belarus, in which Lukashenka won 80.1% of votes.
In his election program presidential candidate Alyaksandr Lukashenka promised to stabilize prices, increase the independence of the National Bank, cut expenses on government staff and carry out structural reorganization of production.
Lukashenka was also going to ensure the right to speak a native language.
The programme section dedicated to foreign policy began with the words: “The statehood of Belarus is neither bargaining chip nor icon.”
The presidential candidate vowed to restore ‘stupidly destroyed relations’ with former Soviet states, in particular with Russia and Ukraine, raise the international prestige of Belarus and keep its reputation of a reliable partner.
