Chairman of campaign headquarters Tatiana Karatkevich the Viciebsk region and coordinator of the Viciebsk region Lydia Sagidulina kindly agreed to evaluate the first phase of the work carried out in the northern region of the country, on the nomination of the candidate for president of the coalition "People's referendum".
Tatiana Karatkevich Lydia Sagidulina knows in ten years, of which the last five years very closely with it in the framework of the campaign "Tell the Truth" and coalition "People's referendum".
At the time when the majority of opposition politicians from participating in the elections have refused what arguments guided by your female candidate when deciding to participate in the forthcoming elections?
Arguments for the elections there is as much against. Participation in the elections with a candidate we perceive as a continuation of the campaign "People's referendum". Many people somehow pretend they did not notice this initiative, but we have to collect at least 120,000 signatures. So they gathered them really – people have voted for change. And then do not go to the polls – so do not take advantage of the structures set up under the "People's referendum". Therefore, we must continue. And, secondly, what we will come to the people after the elections? After all, they will ask where we were during the election campaign. Therefore, the question of "whether to participate," we have not even discussed. And tell me who to vote for those people who still go to the polls? For Lukashenka? For Haidukevich? No Democratic candidate must be on the ballot.
Agree: Women and politics in our environment – things almost incompatible. Are you not afraid that such a burden may be beyond the power of your candidate?
If men refuse to fight on why women cannot be in front? I am personally pleased that even. The decision to participate in the elections was not spontaneous. To the level of the national policy of Tatiana growing up in the last five years, close to Uladzimir Nyaklyaeu.
What, then, fighting qualities impressed you in the face of policies T. Karatkevich?
Among the qualities that impressed me in the face Karatkevich – it is the highest discipline and responsibility to the people. Yet it has such an important policy for the property as extraordinary rapport. She has no problem in establishing relationships with people of different age categories. But most importantly, it is already recognized on the street. That last case during our visit to the cafe with her: to us at his boss and asks Tatiana autograph. Like, I know you from the web, but if you become President, then I will not be able to get it.
Are you satisfied with the initiative group number and the course of its formation?
Numerical initiative group of the Viciebsk region I am very pleased. Only in Viciebsk we have almost four hundred volunteers. By the way, we were joined by a whole new young people who are ready to collect signatures. Among them are students. Practice shows that the previous campaigns, some of the students who worked with us have experienced the pressure, but avoid any reprisals and successfully completed their higher education. There are about two dozen people who came to us, "the street".
Were there difficulties in the formation of the initiative group, and who has made it the main part?
Of course, not all of those people, which we expected, agreed to participate in the collection of signatures. The main part is made by a person who took part in "People's referendum". They supported us and members of some political parties, including the BPF, Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada)...
How many signatures do you intend to raise over the allotted time, the law?
In retrospect, I can say that in 2010, our initiative group has collected twenty-three thousand signatures. So now we plan to collect about twenty-five thousand signatures. Then personally I will not be ashamed or to our candidate, nor the managers of other action teams.
Did your candidate on the team slogan, a slogan that could be briefly convey to voters the essential difference between your nominee from others?
Similarly, I do not know, this is not my expertise. Personally, I am impressed by this poem sent by a supporter Tatiana Karatkevich:
Chutka vybary ŭ krainie.
Nia daj Boh, jak va Ŭkrainie!
Nam nia treba hetkich źmien,
Tolki mirnych pieramien.
Pahladzicie, navat opy
Pryŭźniali svaje popy.
Usie na vybary ŭzamien:
Tania, mirnych pieramien!
Tania dobry kandydat,
Navat ja takomu rad.
I would take this line: "Tanya, peaceful change!" Or "Tatiana Karatkevich for peaceful change".
Tell me, what counts is your team in the conditions, when it is known in advance the result of the election?
It does not look like it used to, do not compare. As we do so, so be it. First of all, I hope that we will collect the required number of signatures. And already be registered or not Karatkevich – it is not depend on us. If you register, you would like to see those voters who supported the first phase of Tatiana elections at the final stage would have voted for it.
S. Horki, Vitebsk Spring
