A. Lukashenko believes that elections by party lists contradict the mentality of Belarusians

May 8, Minsk /BELTA/. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko believes that elections by party lists contradict the mentality of Belarusians. The head of state expressed this opinion today, addressing the Belarusian people and the National Assembly with a Message, as reported by a BELTA correspondent. "The people should elect deputies according to the majoritarian system. A deputy should be as close as possible to his constituency. People should elect him in a specific territory and know him by sight. Then he will not detach himself based on some lists," Alexander Lukashenko said. "This one leaves, the next one on the list comes. Who elected you? What kind of system is this, what kind of elections are these? This contradicts the mentality of the Belarusian people. Therefore, I am personally against it." "Well, what can you do, the world is developing this way. God bless, these parties should exist. But there are more than half of dead souls there. And today they travel around Europe, America, showing off. Whom do you represent? You represent yourselves, that little group of people who are not even fighting for you," the head of state noted. "Nobody forbids anyone in Belarus today: nominate yourself in a specific constituency, fight, win, and take a seat in parliament," the Belarusian leader emphasized. At the same time, he noted that the renewal dictated by life inevitably affects all spheres of the state and society. "In this sense, the country needs further development of the political system. It is obvious that the role of political parties will be strengthened. And we must move towards a normal civilized party system. Perhaps, as party structures strengthen, we will mature for a transition to a mixed electoral system, including elections by party lists," Alexander Lukashenko did not rule out. -0-