Alexander Kazulin, a presidential hopeful supported by Belarusian Social Democratic Party Narodnaja Hramada, offered cooperation to Alexander Milinkevich, the leader of Belarusian democratic forces. He proposed joint observation during the elections, unification of teams if any of two candidates fail the registration at CEC.
This offer sounds a bit strange, as just a few days back on RFE\RL internet forum Kazulin accused Milinkevich of being a pro-American candidate. His whole forum rhetoric, at least in my reading, seemed quite arrogant toward his oppositional rival.
Some Belarusian bloggers regard this as just a mere PR stunt and there would not be any real cooperation between the two. However, I would like to believe Milinkevich and Kazulin will reach an agreement. If they do, it may add some optimism to Belarusian pro-democratic electorate. Optimism and will for victory are necessary components for any campaign to succeed.
Milinkevich’s HQ has not yet reacted to Kazulin’s offer.