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Opposition coalition`s members suspends talks about single presidential contender

. The “Tell the Truth!” movement, the Movement for Freedom, the Belarusian Popular Front and the Hramada Belarusian Social Democratic Party have decided not to discuss the nomination of a single presidential contender for the time being.

"The opposition coalitions currently in existence do not have the necessary support base for such procedures," Uladzimir Nyaklyayew, chairman of the "Tell the Truth!" movement, told BelaPAN on Wednesday. "We should create this base. People see how others work. The more a person works, the more voters will support him."

Mr. Nyaklyayew said that the four organizations comprising his coalition had decided to unite to stay afloat. He explained that the establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union in 2015 would be a turbulent process that would seriously change the political situation in Belarus.

Mr. Nyaklyayew said that the coalition would make every effort to establish cooperation with other opposition alliances and had no major disagreements with the coalition that includes, among others, the United Civic Party and the “Spravedlivy Mir” (Just World) Belarusian Party of the Left.

"They are in favor of free elections, and so are we, we may participate in their campaign, and they may get involved in ours," he said. //BelaPAN