Lukashenko: There will be no enemies among members of Belarusian People's Congress

The elections to the Belarusian People's Congress will be open and fair, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Belarus' CEC Chairman Igor Karpenko to discuss the preparations for the 2024 election campaign, BelTA has learned.

The head of state touched on the Belarusian People's Assembly, a body that, following the referendum, has acquired a constitutional status in Belarus.

"We are laying a certain foundation in this matter. We are gaining experience. We must be very attentive to this. A lot has been defined in the Constitution and in the laws: numbers, elections, nominations, and so on. There is no controversy here. The elections to the Belarusian People's Congress will be open and fair,” the head of state said. “Its members will have all kinds of opinion but there will be no enemies there. We don't need enemies. Neither does our society. The points of view must be different so that we make the right decision."

As BelTA has reported, Belarus will hold a single voting day in 2024. The campaign will feature the elections to the Parliament and local councils at various levels. A single voting day is envisaged in by the updated Constitution. This is the last Sunday in February. Thus, the first single voting day will take place on 25 February 2024.

Another new thing is the formation of the Belarusian People's Congress. The Constitution stipulates that after a single voting day, the Belarusian People's Assembly should convene for its first meeting no later than 60 days. Thus, the last day to start the meeting of the Belarusian People's Congress is 25 April.