President of Belarus Aliaksandr Lukashenka ordered to establish propagandist groups from workers of executive organs of all level. The main such body is the republican propagandist group, which consists of 18 persons and is headed by by the vice-speaker of the Parliament Uladzimir Siamashka. (21-SEP-2004)
Minsk City Executive Committee has five such groups, each of which is headed by a vice-head of the committee. 46 more groups were established in district administrations. Each of them includes 10-15 heads of vertical services, departments and boards.
All of these groups received special compilations of agitation materials for agitation concerning referendum and the election into the Chamber of Representatives of the Republic of Belarus that were elaborated by the institute of social and political studies of presidential administration. The referendum compilation consists of 28 pages. It includes the history of referendums and the results of the country’s development for the 10 years of Lukashenka’s rule – what the propaganda needs and can say to people. In the conclusive article is even said that the prolongation of Lukashenka’s rule is the result of the “favorable political, social and economical situation” he created.
The compilation for the parliamentary election contains concrete tasks for the ideological vertical and the executive authorities: it is necessary to turn the attention of the electorate at such negative qualities of the opposition as populism, financial dependence from the secret services of western countries and aspiration to conduct the politics that is extraneous to the people, provocative essence of the methods used, etc. On 23 September Minsk propagandists will begin their agitation in working collectives.
According to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
