Self-proclaimed president of Belarus says he is "not trying to hold on to power" after 30 years in office
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Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:40:10 +0200
Alexander Lukashenko, the selfproclaimed president of Belarus who has been in office for the last three decades, said that he is not trying to hold on to power and is ready to do everything to quietly and calmly hand it over to a new generation.
Source Lukashenko, quoted by Belarusian stateowned news outlet BelTA Quote I am not holding on to power.
I will do everything to quietly and calmly transfer this power to a new generation.
Details Lukashenko also expressed hope during his speech in the church that he would be able to see the new government with his own eyes.
He stated that his children would live and expressed his desire to see them live.
He emphasised that he was not just talking about his own children, but also the children in the church, pointing to them as he spoke.
Lukashenko reiterated that seeing these children live was his ultimate goal.
Lukashenko said that the fact that he is not trying to somehow hold on to power by force is his great advantage.
For reference Alexander Lukashenko, 70, has ruled the country for 30 years.
No presidential elections 2001, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2020, apart from the first one 1994, have been recognised as free and fair at the international level. In the leadup to the previous elections in Belarus, there was a wave of rallies and protests in support of opposition candidates.
Lukashenko stated that there would be no coddling of the protesters like in a kindergarten.
Background The Central Election Commission CEC of Belarus has scheduled the next presidential election for 26 January 2025.
The previous elections in Belarus on 9 August 2020 were marked by the largest protests in the countrys history.
Some of the detainees are still being held in Belarusian prisons.
Many countries around the world did not recognise the election results, where selfproclaimed president Alexander Lukashenko, according to the CEC, received the support of 80 of voters.
In particular, the election was not recognised by the EU.
Ukraine also did not consider the inauguration of Lukashenko legitimate.
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