Former opposition candidates removed from live TV talk-show
Former UDF candidates Ales Mikhalevich and Yaraslau Ramanchuk will not appear tonight on ONT's talk-show Vybar (Choice). Yesterday's invitations have been politely called off. Вось што распавёў у інтэрв'ю Еўрарадыё Яраслаў Раманчук:
"A journalist from ONT called me and said that my candidature was awaiting approval from the management and if she did not call back, it would mean that I would not appear on the show. It was a polite refusal", Yaraslau Ramanchuk told the European Radio for Belarus.
Ales Mikhalevich received a similar call as well. The secretary asked for apologies and noted that "not everything depended on us". The politician is confident she was not lying:
"Now that it is clear that Lukashenka is not going to play in any liberalization games like the opposition in the parliament, the television channel has also decided to make a step back. They do not want some opposing views to be voiced live on the television".
"A journalist from ONT called me and said that my candidature was awaiting approval from the management and if she did not call back, it would mean that I would not appear on the show. It was a polite refusal", Yaraslau Ramanchuk told the European Radio for Belarus.
Ales Mikhalevich received a similar call as well. The secretary asked for apologies and noted that "not everything depended on us". The politician is confident she was not lying:
"Now that it is clear that Lukashenka is not going to play in any liberalization games like the opposition in the parliament, the television channel has also decided to make a step back. They do not want some opposing views to be voiced live on the television".
