Sergey Bobrikov and Olga Chemodanova decided to withdraw from the presidential election campaign
Chairman of the Republican Council of the public association "Belarusian Officers' Union" Sergey Bobrikov and Head of the Main Department of Ideological Work and Youth Affairs of the Minsk City Executive Committee, Chairperson of the Minsk City Organization of the Belarusian Women's Union Olga Chemodanova announced to journalists their decision to cease their participation in the electoral campaign for the Presidential elections, as reported by a BELTA correspondent.
"I will not hide from you: it is a serious, difficult decision, and it was not made easily. But there are weighty arguments. I am not only a member of the Supreme Political Council of the "Belaya Rus" party, which supported my candidacy, but also a member of the "Belarusian Officers' Union," and the Chairman of its Republican Council. These circumstances impose even greater responsibility to the people who nominated me," said Sergey Bobrikov.
"I will not hide from you: it is a serious, difficult decision, and it was not made easily. But there are weighty arguments. I am not only a member of the Supreme Political Council of the "Belaya Rus" party, which supported my candidacy, but also a member of the "Belarusian Officers' Union," and the Chairman of its Republican Council. These circumstances impose even greater responsibility to the people who nominated me," said Sergey Bobrikov.
"Today, at the meeting of the board of the Minsk City Organization of the public association "Belarusian Women's Union," we made a decision, and I will announce it," said Olga Chemodanova.
According to her, today in Belarus a clear political system is established, and any citizen, first and foremost a patriot of the country, can participate in elections of the highest level – Presidential elections.