08.05.2012
Lukashenko: Party list elections against mentality of the nation
MINSK, 8 May (BelTA) - President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko believes that party list elections are against the mentality of the Belarusians.
“People should elect members of parliament according to the majority voted system. A MP should be maximally close to his constituency. People should elect him in a certain territory and know him in person. Then he will not leave as it happens with party members: one MP from the party list leaves, another comes. Who elected you? What kind of system is that, what kind of elections? This is against the mentality of the Belarusian people. Therefore I am against it,” the President said.
“Now in Belarus you are welcome to get nominated, compete, win and take your seat in the Parliament,” the Belarusian leader stressed.
With this Alexander Lukashenko noted that novelties would inevitably penetrate into all the spheres of the society. “In this respect we need to develop our political system. It is clear that the role of political parties will become stronger. And we should develop a civilized party system. Perhaps, one day we will be ready for a combined election system, including party-list elections,” Alexander Lukashenko said.
“People should elect members of parliament according to the majority voted system. A MP should be maximally close to his constituency. People should elect him in a certain territory and know him in person. Then he will not leave as it happens with party members: one MP from the party list leaves, another comes. Who elected you? What kind of system is that, what kind of elections? This is against the mentality of the Belarusian people. Therefore I am against it,” the President said.
“Now in Belarus you are welcome to get nominated, compete, win and take your seat in the Parliament,” the Belarusian leader stressed.
With this Alexander Lukashenko noted that novelties would inevitably penetrate into all the spheres of the society. “In this respect we need to develop our political system. It is clear that the role of political parties will become stronger. And we should develop a civilized party system. Perhaps, one day we will be ready for a combined election system, including party-list elections,” Alexander Lukashenko said.