Just not in Ukrainian - Belarusians are discussing changes in parliament
In Belarus, at the instigation of President Alexander Lukashenko, there is a discussion about the transition from a majoritarian to a proportional system of parliamentary elections, and perhaps even to a parliamentary republic.
The transition to a proportional system in itself will not solve anything, says Belarusian political scientist Vadim Gigin.
“There is such a system in Ukraine - 73% of mistrust in the Verkhovna Rada. At Zelensky’s inauguration, the main question is when the Rada will be dissolved. But they are recognizable, they are shown on television shows, they put on the show themselves: they bring handcuffs and gallows to the Rada. But they are not trusted,” Gigin said.
He expressed confidence that the deputies who will enter parliament from Belarusian parties will behave decently.
“I am sure that in the new parliament there will be parties that will support the discussion not in the style of a show, not cancan dancing, but will conduct a political discussion. We must not allow parliament to become a place for manipulation by external forces, as, unfortunately, happens in many countries. It should reflect the opinion of our people, and not external players,” the expert concluded.
Parliamentary elections in Belarus will be held this fall. This week, Alexander Lukashenko held a meeting on this topic. According to the Belarusian president, the deputy corps should be made up of “people with state mentality.” Among them he included lawyers, scientists, entrepreneurs, politicians and public figures.
“Parliament should become a discussion platform for dialogue between deputies with different political views, while sharing the main principles: the independence of the country, stable development and growth in the well-being of the Belarusian people,” Lukashenko said.
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