According to political analyst, Valery Karbalevich, "in upcoming elections, the acting head of state would probably win even in totally transparent conditions, under formally equal competition". "Especially, if bring a little closer the election date. Remember: everyone expected that 2006-elections would be held in summer, and — bang! — they were brought forward for March. The opposition did not even begin to act, and there they should deploy a campaign off the bat ", the expert noted.
«At this time, besides the desire to stun the opposition once again, a set of economic considerations can also work: let them vote, while Moscow has not charged an exorbitant European price for gas, there are no frightened figures in utility bills and so on», the analyst says.
«But these are only tactical tricks. But, in principle, Lukashenko’s electoral rating (with all conditionality of this indicator in «the country of one politician») — is much bigger than of Alexander Milinkevich. According to the March ISEPS poll — 42.7% against 4.7% . The other opposition politicians — are within the statistical error «, Valery Karbalevich said.
With regard to changes in electoral law on the eve of the most crucial for Alexander Lukashenko campaign, then, according to the analyst, it is practically impossible to obtain them from the current president, Belarus News inform.
«It’s true that the background of the coming campaign is not cloudless, so far. Moscow does not show its intention to support financially, as it was in better times. Plus, crisis pit. How to get money for the promised salary of five hundred dollars? IISEPS’ sociologists have already registered the reduction of social attitudes’ indices. In such stressful conditions would he give the freedom of activity for opposition? «Oh, no!», Valery Karbalevich summed up.
