MINSK : Elections in Belarus
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Conservative Prime Minister Vyacheslav Kebich is the favorite in a field of six in Thursday’s presidential elections in the former Soviet republic of Belarus. And he helped his chances earlier this month with a classic political stroke, slashing prices on bread, butter and meat.
The presidential post was created by the country’s recently adopted constitution.
Kebich, who favors slower reforms and a monetary union with Russia that would take away a bit of his country’s independence, has used his privileges as head of state to make nightly television speeches to voters in the country of 10 million.
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