Lukashenko: Belarus lacks the Soviet-era management system

One of the events was a meeting on organizing trade in rural areas. It was held in the building of the local district executive committee.

Upon entering the hall and seeing the setting, the President admitted feeling a strong sense of nostalgia. "I can't claim that the Party played a decisive role in my life. Everything was sufficient. But I must say — it may sound unpopular, perhaps, to some of you, especially to our youth — today we lack exactly that system of governance that once existed in the country," stated Alexander Lukashenko.

"Therefore — the task and the nostalgia. My firm conviction is that we lack that system of management," added the Head of State.

"I feel it most of all. And anyone who cares deeply for the state feels it. These are not feelings of today or yesterday," said the President. "Having worked as President for a very long time, I feel better than anyone that we lack that system of state management. We lack serious personnel work. No matter how hard I try to build a vertical of power and so on (this has been and still is a salvation for the country), the structure is still insufficient."