Svetlana Aleynikova: local authorities are the point of interaction between a person and the state

The results of a comprehensive republican sociological study showed that there are some differences in the attitude of citizens to the republican and local authorities, BISI analyst Svetlana Aleynikova said, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency reports.

- If the republican authorities are perceived by citizens as institutions, then the attitude to local authorities is formed through personal experience, personal interaction, Aleinikova said. Local power is a point of interaction between a person and the state, so expectations from it are very high and specific.

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In July - August 2026, the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus commissioned by BISI conducted a comprehensive republican sociological study. It was attended by 2045 respondents from all regions of the country. On September 16, the second part of the results of the social research, which concerns socio-political topics, was presented in Minsk.

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