Belorussia - Lukashenko Addresses Crowds

(12 Jul 1994) On Monday (11/7) thousands of Belorussians welcomed their
newly-elected president, the flamboyant populist Alexander
Lukashenko, back to his hometown of Shklov. Appearing for the
first time since his landslide victory in Sunday's (10/7) runoff
election, Lukashenko told the crowds in Shklov that that he wll
re-establish firm order in the country and fight crime and
corruption.  He added that building a strong new economy is the
most important task ahead of him. Lukashenko, the chairman of
parliament's anti-mafia commission, trounced Prime Minister
Vyacheslav Kebich by 80 percent to 14 percent in Sunday's
election.

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VARIOUS BELORUSSIA 11/7:

GORODETZ

President-elect Alexander Lukashenko meeting his neighbours in front of house where he was born
residents crying, hugging, laughing, kissing
Lukashenko speaking in Russian about how serious economic
situation is, adding that he must tackle first the financial
problems

SHKLOV

Lukashenko arriving and greeted by crowds of thousands
Lukashenko speaking in russian in village square says important
not to fool people with promises
crowd listening and applauding
Lukashenko speaking to crowd saying it is most important to
establish firm order in the country and to fight crime and
corruption, adding that he is upset that cabinet and ministers
have threatened to resign.

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