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Aliaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka is looking to reshuffle the House of Represantatives and transfer most loyal officials to the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No continuity<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the election scheduled for February 20-25, 265 candidates are running for 110 parliamentary seats, 2.4 candidates per seat. Competition has declined since the previous vote in 2019 (562, or 5.1 per seat), but it is clearly not the only important change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not a single opposition candidate has been registered for the race. The election is planned as a military operation, with armed “rapid reaction groups” on alert to suppress dissent. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe observers have not been invited because of alleged \u201cgeographical and functional distortions\u201d in the OSCE, \u201cthe degradation of the atmosphere of interstate interaction,\u201d and \u201cthe West-caused deterioration of the logistical possibilities to leave and enter Belarus,\u201d the foreign ministry explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Only 7.4 percent MPs stand for reelection, and therefore the lower house will change 92.6 percent, or maybe more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September 2019, \u0141uka\u0161enka stressed the need for continuity. About a third of the MPs, he said, should run again, “otherwise completely new people will come and will have to be taught for a year and a half.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five years later, he speaks of “generational change.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Few propagandists on ballots<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Only two propaganda heavyweights have been registered as candidates \u2013 Vadzim Hihin, director of the National Library and a regular on state TV talk shows, and Alaksandar \u0160pako\u016dski, a political analyst, currently working at the Belarusian Embassy in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The secretary general of the Belarusian Red Cross (BRC), Zmicier \u0160a\u016dco\u016d, is also in the mix. A former TV show presenter, he once stirred up controversy by his comments encouraging Russia to consider nuclear strikes against the West. Since the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies suspended the BRC over \u0160a\u016dco\u016d\u2019s comments and activities in Ukraine\u2019s occupied areas, so he may be looking for another job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An\u017ealika Kur\u010dak, spokeswoman for the Prosecutor General’s Office, is also running. Last year, she called for measures against child-free families. Her popularity should not be overestimated since an average Belarusian hardly knows her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those competing for seats on the Minsk City Council include Ivan Ejsmant, head of the Belarusian State Television and Radio Company (BSTRC) and husband of \u0141uka\u0161enka’s spokeswoman, Natalla Ejsmant; Andrej Kryva\u0161eje\u016d, head of the state-run news agency Minsk-Novosti <\/em>and the pro-government Union of Journalists; Ja\u016dhen Pustavy, an STV <\/em>show presenter; and Vad\u017aim Baravik, a frequent guest at TV shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outgoing propagandists<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hienad\u017a Davyd\u017aka, ex-head of the BSTRCand ex-chairman of the pro-government Bie\u0142aya Ru\u015b association, will not run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrej Savinych, a former foreign ministry spokesman known for his anti-Western statements and support for closer ties with Russia, is also dropping out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ex-Information Minister Lilija Anani\u010d, former TV presenter Tengiz Dumbadze, and General Aleh Bie\u0142akonie\u016d, who called for mass shootings of protesters during the turbulent year of 2021, are also not running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historian Ihar Marzaluk has announced a reelection bid, but his rival’s chances look better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All these people have glorified \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s policies for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is behind the reshuffle?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian ruler may be looking to strengthen the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly, which was given sweeping powers by the recent constitutional referendum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has appointed outgoing deputy parliamentary speaker Valeryj Mickievi\u010d, a longtime ally with management experience in the administration and the central election commission, as head of the assembly\u2019s secretariat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He told Mickievi\u010d that he should employ “the professionals of our parliament” who “have done a lot.” He added that the assembly should be formed of “experienced people” in order “not to make a mistake somewhere.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are on the verge of a generational change, when we will have to hand over everything that has been done, bad or good, to the younger generation, our children,\u201d \u0141uka\u0161enka said on January 7. \u201cThis year is going to be very difficult. They [enemies] will practice on us. And we must resist. They will train for the future presidential election.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He sees the assembly as “a controller\u201d and supervisor of other government agencies, so “appropriate people should be represented there.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The assembly will consist of up to 1,200 delegates \u2013 officials and leaders of government-organized non-governmental organizations (GONGOs). Actually, many outgoing MPs may be given roles in the assembly. They are experienced, vetted and trained to “supervise,” especially the propagandists who stood by \u0141uka\u0161enka after the rigged 2020 presidential election. The delegates may elect the Belarusian ruler as chairman of the All-Belarusian People\u2019s Assembly. So, he may be holding two jobs in three months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Aliaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka is looking to reshuffle the House of Represantatives and transfer most loyal officials to the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly. No continuity In the election scheduled for February 20-25, 265 candidates are running for 110 parliamentary seats, 2.4 candidates per seat. Competition has declined since the previous vote in 2019 (562, or 5.1 per seat), […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":66654,"template":"","rubric":[24],"class_list":["post-67841","longreads","type-longreads","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-theviewer"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nOutgoing MPs likely to get jobs at All-Belarusian People\u2019s Assembly | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Aliaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka is looking to reshuffle the House of Represantatives and transfer most loyal officials to the All-Belarusian People's Assembly. 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