GONCHARIK AND DOMASH SIGN AGREEMENT, UPHELD BY POLITICAL PARTIES

Agreement between a unique candidate for the president of Belarus and a wide public coalition on the mutual commitments ahead of and during the presidential campaign was signed on August 11 in Minsk. De-facto they finally reached an accord between the two potential runners for the presidency Vladimir Goncharik and Syamon Domash. Two democratic candidates arrived at a conclusion that both of them will engage in the pre-electoral campaign, but right after the registration Syamon Domash will withdraw his candidacy in favor of Vladimir Goncharik, having beforehand obtained guarantees that following the victory of the unique candidate he will get appointed Prime Minister of Belarus. The document was signed by Vladimir Goncharik, Syamon Domash and heads of leading political parties of Belarus. “This is the crucial day for the whole presidential campaign. There has been liquidated the threat of parallel presidential campaigns. The agreement cleared away all the hindrances, which could impede the victory of democrats at the forthcoming presidential elections, being an utterly important political step,” – Charter’97 was told by the United Civil Party chair Anatoly Lebedko.