Belorussia - Lukashenko Addresses Crowds

(12 Jul 1994) On Monday (11/7) thousands of Belorussians welcomed their newly-elected president, the flamboyant populist Alexander Lukashenko, back to his hometown of Shklov. Appearing for the first time since his landslide victory in Sunday’s (10/7) runoff election, Lukashenko told the crowds in Shklov that that he wll re-establish firm order in the country and fight crime and corruption. He added that building a strong new economy is the most important task ahead of him. Lukashenko, the chairman of parliament’s anti-mafia commission, trounced Prime Minister Vyacheslav Kebich by 80 percent to 14 percent in Sunday’s election. SHOWS: VARIOUS BELORUSSIA 11/7: GORODETZ President-elect Alexander Lukashenko meeting his neighbours in front of house where he was born residents crying, hugging, laughing, kissing Lukashenko speaking in Russian about how serious economic situation is, adding that he must tackle first the financial problems SHKLOV Lukashenko arriving and greeted by crow