Belarusian authorities aim to enhance public and party mechanisms in ideological work
At a meeting on improving public administration, President Lukashenka emphasised, that anything splashy and bogus should be abandoned from the state ideology. The president is aware of low efficiency of the ideological apparatus and inconsistency between the funds allocated from the state budget and effects on public opinion. The Belarusian authorities have repeatedly criticized ideologues for the lack of a breakthrough in formulating the national idea. That said, independent media is unable to resist the influence of the pro-Kremlin media. Apparently, the authorities are planning to reduce the direct ideological control and to use more subtle mechanisms to strengthen the loyalty to the Belarusian government, including through pro-governmental public associations and political parties.
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