Presidential candidate Tatstsyana Karatkevich has published her pre-election programme ‘For Peaceful Changes’.
The programme says that ‘the President should work to improve the standard of living of Belarusian citizens. It can only be done on the basis of effective economy. Positive changes are impossible without profound political and economic reforms’.
Karatkevich’s main principle of the social policy ‘should be the principle of equal opportunities based on social justice and solidarity of the strong and the weak”. The candidate supports the development of business and industry, attraction of investments to our country and usage of principles and approaches already realised in successful countries.
Tatstsyana Karatkevich is for the balance of all the braches of power. This is essential for the legislation to start functioning and it will become the basis of the Belarusian state. “Unconditional obedience to reasonable laws will make Belarus a rich and stable state,” the programme says.
Belarus needs real neutrality in the foreign policy, the presidential candidate believes. “Belarus needs equal and mutually beneficial relations with its neighbours and others states. The foreign policy must be based on national interests and promote peace and safety in our region,” Karatkevich believes.
According to Tatstsyana Karatkevich’s progamme, Belarus will become a stable state when it is based on historical and cultural traditions of the Belarusian people:“The government’s policy will be focused on the revival of the Belarusian culture and strengthening of the national self-awareness as the basis for the Belarusian statehood and as a national security factor.”
"The Belarusian language is our wealth,” Karatkevich’s programme says. “The Belarusian language will be guaranteed special state support and a good place in social life. Its position will correspond to the status of a state language in primary, secondary and higher education. Officials, deputies and the President will need to have a good command of both state languages.” The presidential candidate promises ‘to remove the exiting obstacles to mass media and journalists’ work. Newspapers and websites will not be afraid to criticise the government and to reveal the facts of corruption and violation of citizens’ rights’, she announced.
