The campaign to collect signatures for the nomination of candidates for the presidency of the Republic of Belarus chairman of the Belarusian Party of the Left "Fair World" visited Viciebsk.
We met with Sergei Kalyakin a hot day on August 6 at the shopping and entertainment center "Marko-city". There from the beginning of the subscription campaign are picketing in support of Anatoly Lebedko (United Civil Party), Tatiana Karatkevich (Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) and the "Tell the Truth"), as well as of Sergei Kalyakin.
"Come, do not hesitate, sign, give yourself a chance, to me, people. Two minutes of time, no loss! "- The chairman of the citizens are actively encouraged" Fair World ". "Risk is necessary," - so expressed his hesitancy one citizen, voicing the concerns of many who are afraid to go to the picket.
However, still more bold approach, because not every day you can see as well-known Belarusian politician, one of the opposition political "heavyweights". The temptation was great ... With Sergei Kalyakin were photographed, we talked about the officials that do not currently depend on the citizens, and therefore irresponsible in front of them, and the only way out here - free elections of heads of regional and city administrations. "It's all over the world exists, it needs to get to us - explained the leader of the" Fair World ". - What do we like in the Stone Age? "
Match pensioners talking about their problems, and they said Sergei Kalyakin: "Today I am retired and have to say thank you Lebedko. If we had not joined in the campaign, the hell with two Lukashenko promised to increase pensions by 5%. That's when we were involved, he said, it is necessary to find reserves, there is no money, but we need to find. This is a direct social payoff. " Pensioners were also interested in the policy of his education. Sergei Kalyakin said that he has two of them. Firstly, it is a radio engineer, and secondly finished philosophical and economic faculty of the Belarusian State University.
When discussing political issues was not without conspiracy. One pensioner is very interested in how many Belarusians pay Rothschilds. Sergei Kalyakin proved adept here, but his explanation was much more rational. He explained that Alexander Lukashenko has scored a total of 40 billion of debt, and now accounts for 36 of every Belarusian average wage, which he has to pay "for the debts of Lukashenko." In general, no mystery and antimasonstva, although the current social policy of the Greek leftist Sergei Kalyakin supported by moving to the recommendations of the IMF responsible for the economic crisis in Greece.
On the 5th of August, he said the leader of the "Fair World", in support of his candidacy collected 40 000 signatures. According to him, such a rate of collection of signatures is insufficient, and the task of activating the subscription campaign is acute. According to Sergei Kalyakin at a meeting with the citizens have been lucidly and eloquently: "If you will not help me, then I will not do anything. And you need it as much as me. So everything is in your hands."
We offer our readers an interview with famous Belarusian politician, which was taken during a meeting with voters in Viciebsk.
- Sergei, you seriously believe in positive results for you, or any other candidate from the opposition, or is it mostly to nominate for a certain "act of presence"?
- If people realize that they need an alternative, they will support me, because people need it as much as I do. Here I was at today's television factory, which once employed 8,000 people, and now all the change out in five minutes. Salaries - no, no prospects. Well, if it suits them - then why do they need an alternative? So, there will be no prospect of me. And if they want some perspective, then you need to understand that the ballot should not be one person, but a few that had a choice. Because everything in the hands of the people. And I'm sure or not sure - it should give people an answer.
I was ready to join in this fight, which is not so easy. And I want to say that my family was not happy that the summer I spend in this way...
- What is the particular position of "Fair World" within the framework of the current campaign?
- There is nothing new in comparison with what we talked about earlier. We believe that our people can live better, that the economy may work better for this purpose it is necessary to carry out certain reforms. Including reforms in the political sphere. As the air needed reform of public administration and economic management. We have to give managers including the right to take risks, and that they believe that we have one person in the country knows everything and knows everything: how to give birth to children as a scythe to mow how to sow, how to clean up ... It does not happen in any other country. Because a system of governance, is the science of public administration. It should just be used. It is not worth the money, but it will have effect.
Further, if you do not change the power, then that power no money to invest in the development of production will not. Let me explain why. Because they have four times the wrong. The first time a "Ford", when the plant was built near Minsk: the power taken - and completely changed the investment agreement. Yes, "Ford" then lost 40 million. But above all, Belarus lost because billions have not come. Then brewery "Baltika" was built here. 25 million Russians we "punish". But all this does not go unnoticed.
Ability to attract investments in Belarus are now more than China. China simply does not know what to do with investment in its economy, it simply refuses them. Any investor interested in only two questions. The first - the maximum return on investment. And for this - the lower wages in the country, the lower the cost of energy, the more you receive. But this is not enough. Second - that by investing here, tomorrow they are not taken away. He needs guarantees, and he did not believe the government. Because hope is that we will have investment, is just silly. In terms of the current five-year plan the government promised that it will double the investment. And in fact - it is now only 30% of what it was in 2010. There is no dynamics is not, and will not. And if there is investment - because we have no money in the country, neither Lukashenko or the country as a whole, to re-equip the industry - and if you do not retool, we are not going to produce products that will be sold. Because we operate in many more in the post-war equipment.
We need to learn as a rational use of what we have. We are not such a poor country. But we spend with you on so-called "national needs" 20% of the budget, that is, we spend money on bureaucracy, every fifth ruble. Last year, we entered the twelfth presidential residence. Price of the issue: 25 000 two-bedroom apartments. So you need twelfth seat, or you can do without it? This year, it was reported that they would build "a small clinic president's" for 100 million euros. These are only two known examples. It is necessary to revise the state budget expenditures. Less giving officials more direct in production and social sphere.
Here's how to build Viciebsk television factory in the Soviet Union, while he was leading now, but there is nothing new in the last 20 years did not appear. While there have been good conditions, because Russia has for the past 10 years, $ 100 billion just to give as gifts, due to low oil prices. We lowered it to the toilet. By the way, Slavic Bazaar. Good holiday ... but it also costs money. Perhaps the best cost to run television production, so that people have a salary? But it's all little things, but in the whole country "run over" billions and tens of billions...
- What are your impressions of your stay in Viciebsk? What to visit and how to assess the potential electoral activity of citizens?
In the morning I was in Połacak, and there I was struck by a very high activity, I can say that we stood there half an hour, and 70 signatures of people put. And then I came to the Viciebsk television factory in the ... Well, first of all, as I said, there are few people. And secondly, the impression that the people there something very frightened, or doused with boiling water, they were such as scalded.
- Still profitable for the current president to engage in the fight against serious candidates to adopt an opinion on the consistency of its own?
- With serious - not. He has a dummy candidates. It Viktor Tereshchenko, Nikolai and Sergei Ulakhovich Gaydukevich. We do not go to any tricks. If people do not sign up, let them live with Lukashenko... But just in case, to not be one, he has insurance, he took them to the campaign.
- Is there any cooperation or coordination of your actions with other parties in the campaign to collect signatures?
- With different parties in different ways. We have a block of left-wing parties, which we absolutely support. This Belarusian Women's Party, the Belarusian Party of Workers, they are working in our team. On the other democratic parties, we at least do not interfere with each other, and stand in solidarity in the case of violation of our rights. We do not perceive as if they are our "competitors". I believe that the most important task that Democratic candidates have passed the stage of voting, that there was an alternative. It will be terrible and monstrous when he is alone and say that no one, vote, citizens, for me. It would be a tragedy.
Unfortunately, there is such a fate: the worse a person, the less his salary, the less he has been politically active. Although it should be, it would seem, on the contrary. I like the political scientist will tell you about long-known principle that dictators beneficial to people living in poverty. Then these people will depend on the dictators. When people live freely and lavishly, they can solve their problems, and they do not need a dictator. This is true everywhere, not only in our country. Because some of our people wonder why they have no salary increases? Yes, because it is beneficial.
- Currently, the Belarusian society there is divergence of views on the prospects of cooperation with Russia on the basis primarily of the known events of the war in Ukraine. How do you feel about the prospects of this cooperation?
- If we refuse to cooperate with Russia in general will go hungry, no pants and cold. Let's take axes and will look for food. And will kill this power very quickly. So today our markets - there. We supply to Europe potash fertilizers and processed Russian oil. Everything. More than anything we did not take from there. For those who say that we should then abroad to build with Russia, their head is not all right.
- What is your position as the applicant to participate in the presidential elections is different from the more liberal economic and political platform?
- Our party says that people must solve the problem, including and state. After all, people have created a state for it helps them to solve social, economic and other problems. Liberals, including in the United Civic Party, the other approach: everyone should solve its problems itself. Give him his freedom, and he will solve their problems. Here are the most important difference. Because I believe that there are many problems that the people themselves cannot solve, but only united...
Liberals approach is this: I am strong and healthy, I am successful, I still am. If I'm not successful, this is my problem... However, the state's role goes beyond merely a "night watchman over private property," as these words often leads Yaroslav Romanchuk. We believe that this is not enough, and the government should provide social protection for the various layers of the population in need of assistance. But as far as the vision of political order, attitudes towards democracy, we are no discrepancies.
George Korzanievski, vkurier.by
