human chains continued to be in Minsk, with the participation of thousands of people, to denounce the re-election deemed fraudulent Lukashenka.
hundreds Of workers of the factories of tractors and automobile of Minsk, capital of Belarus, went on strike on Friday to denounce the brutality of the repression of demonstrations against the re-election, judged as fraudulent, the president Alexander Lukashenko. Workers and employees gathered in the courtyards of the factories, MTZ (tractors), and MAZ (trucks and buses), according to journalists who have been able to observe the scenes through the railings of the enclosure.
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In MTZ, the workers have then decided to walk to the city centre of Minsk. Their procession was joined by other protesters, to the applause of local residents. The police remained invisible. Carrying a banner saying, “Not sheep, not of men and not the plebs, it is the workers of MTZ. It is not 20, it is 16 000 !”, the workers chanted to the address of the head of State Alexander Lukashenko “Go!” and “We are free”. Previously, in the courtyard of their factory, they had drawn up a list of demands including “the resignation of the president” and “a new presidential election”.
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tractors, national symbol
Alexander Lukashenko, whose politico-economic system is largely inspired by the soviet communism, was supported during his 26 years in power, the workers and the farmers. It was built almost to the rank of national symbol the tractors produced in Belarus. The walkout in MTZ, therefore, represents a blow to the head of State.
similar actions have been reported by the media, opposition on the social networks in other cities and industrial sites of the country. At the same time, human chains continued to build in the capital, with the participation of thousands of people.
