
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko decided to resign the head of government Sergei Sidorsky. As Kommersant writes on Saturday, the corresponding decree has already been signed and may be published in the coming days.
One of the main versions of Sidorsky's departure is planned rotation. As the publication explains, Lukashenko once every two or three years changes the chairman of the country's consumption of ministers, which helps him to prevent the excessive strengthening of the figure of the prime minister.
As a possible successor to Sidorsky, the sources of Kommersant are called the current head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus Vladimir Naumov. According to the newspaper, the authorities of Belarus plan to begin the privatization of some objects in the petrochemical industry in order to establish relations with Russia. Privatization will be entrusted to the new premiere.
According to the sources of the publication, the Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus Vladimir Naumov may become a probable candidate for the post of prime minister. Naumov is known for the fact that he was included in the black list of Belarusian officials who are prohibited from entering the countries of Western Europe and North America. The EU and the United States consider it involved in the disappearance of entrepreneur Anatoly Krasovsky in 1999 and the ORT OPT Dmitry Zavadsky in 2000. In addition, during the presidential election, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs personally authorized the rigid acceleration of opposition performances in Minsk.