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Lukashenko: Belarus government for the next five years was mainly ready before the election
MINSK, 20 October (BelTA) – The government for the next five-year term and all the government agencies were mainly formed even before the presidential election. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko made the statement at the government conference held on 20 October to discuss topical aspects of the country’s development, BelTA has learned.
Addressing members of the government, the head of state underlined that heavy and concrete work was ahead of them. “You will not be able to hide behind someone’s back. If someone is not ready for the challenge, you’d better stay out of government work,” stressed Alexander Lukashenko.
The President also noted that a lot had been said about the future composition of the government, with people trying to guess who would be fired and who would be appointed. “The thing is that some so-called professional political analysts are good for nothing,” said Alexander Lukashenko.
“The government for the next five-year term and all the government agencies were mainly formed before the presidential election. I’ve talked about it. It is the second presidential election that went like that. People need to know who will work after an election if they vote for a specific president. I’ve also said that those, who demonstrate their inability, will have to quit government work. This is why I have to make up my mind about who is going to stay and who is going to leave. Every one of you has to prove your ability. I don’t want people to see the process as mass layoffs in the civil service sector any time soon. I warn against using personal allegiance as the deciding criterion. It is again a matter of purity of our government,” noted Alexander Lukashenko.
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