Alexander Lukashenko replaced the government of Belarus

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has appointed head of the Development Bank Sergei Rumas as prime minister of the country. Andrey Kobyakov has held this position since 2014.

Lukashenka also replaced deputy prime ministers and appointed several new heads of departments, including instead of the recently dismissed ministers of architecture and industry.

“In our government <...> it was like this: let's declare this course, and then we will pursue a different course <...>. So I never had and never will! What we promised people, and the government was created precisely for this course, that course should be pursued,” Lukashenka said.

• On August 14, Alexander Lukashenko, during a visit to the Orsha district of the Vitebsk region and visiting several enterprises there, publicly criticized the government, as well as the heads of the district and enterprises, for failing to fulfill instructions for their development. At the same time, he demanded "to make proposals for the replacement of the entire leadership of the government."