Lukashenko responds to opposition calls to vote against everyone

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko expressed indignation over the opposition in the West, which urges the population to vote against everyone in the upcoming elections of the head of state. BelTA reported on January 3.

"You can see their policy: "Galasuem supratsi usih" (vote against all. - Ed.). Voting hasn't started yet, maybe someone will withdraw from the race and so on, but already supratsi usih," said Lukashenko.

According to him, there will be no political pressure on citizens during the upcoming elections. The incumbent president also encouraged the opposition, who had left Belarus, to participate in the upcoming vote.

Presidential elections in Belarus will be held on January 26.

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Voting will take place on January 26

Earlier, December 23, Lukashenko and first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party Sergei Syrankov were registered as candidates for the upcoming presidential election.

December 11, chairman of the Republican Party of Labor and Justice Aliaksandr Khizhnyak submitted documents for registration as a candidate for president of Belarus.