Speech (project) of Valery Levonevski with the message to parliament of the Republic of Belarus.
To the deputies of the Chamber of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus
To the Deputies of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus
You know that, in opinion of the majority of the independent European
spectators, it is difficult to call the parliamentary elections which took place in Belarus democratic and
transparent. The elections did not meet the international standards and the election results were not recognised by the world community including CNG of
OBSE. It is the fact despite of persisting denying it by the president of the Republic of Belarus and his
supporters. Taking direct active participation in the electoral company I was personally convinced in the valid estimation of the election on the part of the European spectators and CNG of
OBSE.
Nevertheless, I address to you as to the citizens of our state who appeared ostensibly involved to the legislative process by virtue of the number of
circumstances. I address to you because a lot of you did not falsify election results
and, basically, could conquer in the honest struggle. I address to you
because, probably, the considerable part of you sincerely wishes the best life to
people. I understand that each of you, having received the mandate of the
deputy, has gained more or less stable source of the income, position in our
society, some sense of security that is important at the present rate of unemployment and poverty of the
population. However, I think that not only for this purpose you aimed to become the
deputies, mainly, as it seems, it is care of the value of people.
Our society today is cracked on those who support the present course of the president and on those who negates
it. The majority of you probably support the president. Such opposition can not bring our people anything
good, it already was in history: Revolution, civil war, dispossession of kulaks and
reprisals. When one citizens oppress or kill others no matter what
"plausible" excuse is, it is at the end the self-destruction of
people. In Belarus the conditions for open and democratic arguing of problems of the state are not
created. Practically, all problems are decided by the president. It has resulted that has chosen the completely other way than the majority of civilised
countries. Any severe problem of our state is not solved and on the contrary the quantity of such problems increases is growing and in the future it will lead to the social
detonating.
I think that only the open arguing in conditions of democracy and world will allow us to decide accumulating problems of our
state. Only then when each of us will listen to the opinion which differ from his own
opinion, the best solution of our problems in concerns of all people on the whole can be
found.
Respecting opinion of each of you, I offer you to think very simple questions
over:
1. Do the deputies understand that Belarus today goes in a completely other way than the majority of the neighbouring European
countries?
2. Have the deputies thought over how it is possible to call a way which
A. G. Lukashenko has chosen for Belarus?
3. Have the deputies thought over what has been achieved by the president for 7 years of the board and what pre-election promises he has
executed?
4.What general takes place in Belarus, what will be with us tomorrow, through 5
years, if the present threatening tendencies will be kept?
5. Have the members of parliament got the right to argue similar questions or the present status of the deputies and their
"position" does not allow them to do it or the deputies are not capable to think over similar
problems?
6. Why does in Belarus the word "opposition" for the president mean something very
poor, or the identity of ideas" guarantees a worthy standard of life to our
people?
7.Why has A. G. Lukashenko spoiled relation almost with all world community
and, at all events, with the majority of the Western-European states?
8.Why does the president instead of the solution of true problems available in our state struggles with those people who have stated about the participation in the forthcoming presidential
selection, as the potential candidates?
In one of his speeches the president, summarising legislative activity of the members of parliament for the past
period, marked as a large achievement that for this period 467 legislative acts were
accepted. Probably, for this period some members of parliament really worked in by the sweat of ones brow
and, probably, the president would praise them more if they accept one thousand legislative
acts. But what is sense in thousand or even in 10 thousand legislative acts if they do not effect welfare of the people in any
way, if children still go to bed being hungry in many families? And it is in those families where the parents are ready to work and to earn but dont have such a
capability.
The majority of you have a higher education and perfectly know that in the civilised countries parliament is
parliament. It is the legislative body which has large authorities in its
field, discussing all sore problem of the country, requires report on the part of
government. In our country parliament exists on the rights of a department of the management of the
president. In such case, what for was it necessary to imitate its
elections? They should elect those who are loyal to the president and approves
everything. As a matter of fact that was done but thus A. G. Lukashenko tries to persuade the world community that in the country the free democratic elections were
conducted. Neither president nor his most devoted supporters will prove to anybody that in Belarus where the poorest population of Europe
live, the majority of voters voted for preservation of this poverty. If people really had a capability to express the
will, the result would be completely different.
As follows from the message to parliament of the President A. G. Lukashenko with which he made a speech on April 10, 2001
(address of the Message in the Internet: www.levonevski.net/novosti/20010410e.html
) he is not going to change anything in the policy, so the course of empty promises and cheap sketches on the
subject: what exacting and careful "father" will be
continued.
You are educated people and you can not but understand that the changes are
necessary.
Belarus can not bear one more five years' term of board of A. G.
Lukashenko!
It is impossible to deceive people for 5 years and to convince them that they live well because there is no war in the
country!
It is impossible to deceive people for 5 years and to demonstrate that we have the
best, cleverest president!
There is a question which I would like to ask "the most argent" supporters of
A. G. Lukashenko: Are people of Belarus really so poor that only one
"vigorous", but not bright man!, understands something in the
policy?
And the most important question:
If the present president is so good and clever why are people so poor?
In spite of anything, I address to your common sense. Anyway, you are called as the members of
parliament. Leaving abroad, you say that you are they, but you have a role of
"writers" who decide nothing and maintain mistaken ideas of one
man. Think what happens with the people of Belarus, all of us became the hostages of fallacies of the president elected in 1994. What can do
one, unbalanced, uncontrolled man? It can be only a large trouble for the
people! And this trouble is already coming! He has made a large collective farm of the country which can fail at any
moment. If you still have an instinct of self-preservation, you should feel that we are approaching to the
debacle. Many from you knock themselves to breast saying that they are elected by
people. So take care of people!
The truthful information about processes happening in the country and parliament is first of all necessary to
people. Breaking article 33 of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus the president as a matter of fact has monopolised mass
media. If you think that you represent the interests of people, show people how you do
this. Achieve for MASS-MEDIA to inform about your activity without
"intermediates". Parliament according to article 6 of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus should be really
independent, constrain and equilibrate actions of the president. Parliament should
have, channels of MASS-MEDIA, independent from the president to inform voters what the members of parliament are
doing.
It should be clear to people of Belarus that the members of parliament work out and accept the laws to protect interests of people but not to
"maintain" the legal department of the management of the president as the illiterate
lawyers. Today in this problem is not clear.
In the message the president said: In country the electoral system is created and it is tested in
practice. We shall not change anything in the Elective Code now . What electoral system is
"created" and as it filters "out" the objectionable candidates I know not by
hearsay. I was personally convinced of its "efficiency".
I think that people of Belarus should have the right to elect the president in conditions of open and honest struggle of the
claimants, that can be reached only if MASS-MEDIA and electoral commissions are
independent. The parliament, alongside with public organisations should control the electoral process for it not become a
"patrimony" of the president and his vertical and to allow people to make really fair and free
choice.
The today's structure of the Central commission of the Republic of Belarus on election and realisation of republican referendums during parliamentary elections completely discredited itself as an independent state
body. The central commission became the tool of removal of the candidates objectionable to the
president. Its purpose was to serve the indications of the president but not to find out true will of the people that contradicts not only to standards of the international legislation but also to the elective legislation of
Belarus. I think that according to article 98 of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus parliament
(the Council of the Republic) is obliged to discuss immediately the problem connected with the structure of the Central commission and with assigning of new members of this
commission, independent of the executive authority. Parliament is obliged to accept the legislative act which will allow electoral commissions
(central, district and polling stations) not to subordinate to their executive authority
(vertical). Without acceptance of these legislative acts people of Belarus will be deprived of the right of
choice, so the election results will not be recognised by the independent international
spectators. Unrecognised parliament, unrecognised president, what will it be the
country?
I do not keep silence and openly say that I am in the opposition to the policy spent by
A. G. Lukashenko. Im ready to defend my point of view in a civilised dispute with any of you including
A. G. Lukashenko. To my mind, his main mistake is that he has believed in own
"infallibility" and has chosen not the right way for Belarus. He thinks that he has the truth in the final
authority. But really do 7 of useless speeches have not called any
doubts? In dispute the truth is born. Parliament exists to argue there and search for the truth but the president does not want for this to be
so.
In the message he says: Someone raises a question to create fractions in
parliament. I am not against those proposals which help business. But our reality is such that the appearance of fractions can promote transformation of parliament to a debatable club with a low effective work.
So! He said everything by this! What for argue about something, everything was decided by
A. G.! Parliament in Belarus should, to his mind, "effectively" wipe trousers or talk about something if
A. G. agrees.
As it is known after President read the Message to parliament the members of parliament should ask
questions. Such is the order in the majority of civilised countries. It seems that there should be a great number of burning questions about condition of business in the
country. But probably the speech of the President satisfied the majority of you
all, probably you think that the country flourishes.
Most of I was shocked by a question which was asked by the deputy Anatoly Netylkin concerning the assigning of a date of the election of the
President. According to article 97 of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus the Chamber of Representatives points out the date of the election of the
President. It seems, assign if is written in the Constitution! But the deputy Anatoly Netylkin and here decided to
"lick" and asked: And what date is more preferential for Alexander Lukashenko himself. I would like to ask the deputy Anatoly
Netylkin: Tolik, what are you doing in parliament? You would ask, when you should go the
toilet! How you will look to eyes of the voters? Who elected you?
Probably, it was L. Ermoshina. It is a shame on such deputies.
During a change of the authority in Yugoslavia TV demonstrated the episodes where to an ardent supporter of Slobodan Miloshevich was knocked by a board on the
head. I do not think that it is necessary to decide dispute by a similar method or deprive a stubborn person of
"bad" thoughts. However not everything at the future change of power will depend on
me. Much will depend on you, those who think that they are the representatives of
people, from that whether you create legal conditions for the civilised and bloodless sanction of such
dispute. I think in it is your main prevalue.
Yours faithfully
Valery
Levonevski.
14.04.2001
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