The most important decisions on the development of Belarus are based solely on the will of the people, Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus Igor Karpenko told BelTA.
“The implementation of the president's initiative to hold the first referendum on 14 May 1995 testifies to the head of state’s desire to make the most important decisions on the development of the state exclusively based on the will of the people,” said Igor Karpenko. “The first referendum became the starting point for the implementation of Aleksandr Lukashenko’s people's policy, laid new traditions of people's power in the sovereign Republic of Belarus. Later, the meetings of the Belarusian People's Congress were held, there was a public discussion of draft regulatory legal acts, systematic work with petitions of citizens and legal entities, dialogue platforms and meetings in labor collectives.”
Over all these years Belarus has strengthened its independence and built a state for the people, the CEC head said. “Now, we can say with certainty that the decisions of the first and subsequent referendums were strategically correct and consolidated the Belarusian society,” emphasized Igor Karpenko.
