In Belarus, appeared a triumvirate of oppozicioneri Amazons: three female politician will jointly fight against Lukashenko in the presidential election. They announced his program in an interview with RBC, owned by Grigory Berezkin.
Lukashenko called for a duel
The staffs taken for the election of candidates Victor Babariko and Valery Tsepkalo announced that coalesce around a presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovski. The face of the new block were three women: myself Tikhanovski, coordinator of the headquarters of Babariko Maria Kolesnikova and wife Valery Tsepkalo Veronica.
“the Common goal of victory on 9 August, the change of regime. On the day when the CEC refused to register Valery Tsepkalo and Viktor Zhukov, we had a long discussion with the staff, what should be the solution that will best promote achievement of this purpose… on Thursday morning we held talks. We decided that we need to stay the three of us,” said Maria Kolesnikova.
According to her, the Belarusian triumvirate of the Amazons in 15 minutes decided it would be guided by uniform principles.
Voters will be encouraged not to boycott the elections and to come to vote; the team will inform people how to resist fraud. Staffs are also encouraged to participate in the campaign for fair elections and to become observers, to monitor the turnout and counting of votes.
After winning Tikhanovski oppositionist promise to liberate all prisoners for political and economic crimes. You will be given the right to review cases. To be followed by the re-election of the President, in which can participate all the alternative candidates.
“Since my campaign had originally planned Sergei tikhanovski, and in his vision of a free country was the transition to a parliamentary Republic, where the President plays a nominal role, Executive, I do not think that the announcement of new elections is contrary to his vision for the future of Belarus, a free country. The main thing that it was a free country”, – said the head of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski.
She noted that her husband be released from prison after her victory and along with all along will be able to compete for the presidency.
Oppositionist believe that Lukashenko made a mistake, not seeing Tikhanovski a strong leader and allowing the CEC to register her as a presidential candidate. The acting President felt that women are not able to stand up to him, and Belarusian mass media explained to the citizens that the Constitution supposedly “not written under a woman President”.
“Svetlana’s husband is taken hostage, it is very easy to influence. Most likely, the current government saw in it a real, strong candidate,” said Veronika Tsepkalo.