Artsiom Brukhan, NAM Deputy Head, stated on "6TV Biełaruś" that the new material incentives for pensioners announced by Lukashenko are an attempt to create easy positions for his loyalists. How will this work?
By appointing military pensioners and former officials into positions like deputy security roles and ideological posts—jobs where there is no real work—Lukashenko can ensure these roles are filled with his people. This will make it nearly impossible to fill vacancies in sectors where skilled and experienced workers are genuinely needed, and the number of those vacancies is increasing.
This will backfire completely. It will be difficult for retirees to work at the respective jobs.
Election Campaign Tactics
These incentives are nothing more than a ploy in the upcoming election campaign. It's no coincidence that trade unions, which Lukashenko himself has called the "biggest political party," have been tasked with implementing this initiative. This suggests that trade unions will be further leveraged as a political tool, conducting loyalty tests under the guise of gathering support.
The "National Concept" — Lukashenko Style
This is all part of a national concept in true Lukashenko style and another step towards the election campaign. Lukashenko is a master of information and psychological operations. Medvedev may be a fighter on Telegram, but Lukashenko is on another level. He openly conducts military exercises and makes statements about his readiness for anything, and this strategy works on the West. Lukashenko says something outrageous about threats, Western politicians and media discuss it, and countries begin to react.
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