President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has sent in resignation of the current government. BelTA reported that the President signed the corresponding decree. Today, June 3, held a meeting with the head of state on the question of the new government. Mr. Lukashenko explained that he always has represented the government before the elections, “people voted for or against, knew, who will address the urgent issues.” According to him, to form a new Cabinet, the authorities began six months ago. “So expect that there is a revolution happens when you change the government, should not be”,— the President said (his words are on the website of the President). At the meeting the head of state also noted that there is no need to replace the entire Cabinet. “That would be very bad. Because now the whole world has entered a period of unprecedented economic crisis… So the sharp scrapping, replacement of all members of the government would be wrong from the point of view of the moment. Yes necessary so no. A new generation of leaders who showed himself well and worked well in the government. Why change them? They can work,” he said. According to Mr. Lukashenka, it is necessary to replace those who can’t cope with work volumes during the crisis.Presidential elections in Belarus scheduled for 9 August. Weekend on the streets of different cities out of thousands of people. They demanded the release of the detainee law enforcers blogger Sergei Tikhanovski, which promised to deprive Mr. Lukashenko’s government on the Armenian script. Arrests of opposition politicians occurred throughout the country. On 1 June, President Alyaksandr Lukashenka said: “”Alex” I want to warn that the “Maidan” in Belarus will not.”Arrests amid elections in Belarus — in the material “Kommersant” “the Belarusian opposition sucked into the “funnel””.
