Lukashenko revealed when he would resign – Respublika.lt

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Mr Lukashenko promises to resign when the new Constitution is adopted. Photo by EPA-Elta

“I do not create any constitution for myself. With the adoption of the new constitution, I will not work with you as president,” Lukashenko said.

He also said that he supported the adoption of a new constitution, but this is supposedly dangerous because the Belarusian constitution gives an enormous amount of power to the president.

“I am a supporter of the new Constitution. Not because we need democracy. The point is not in a democracy. What worries me is this: it is impossible to deliver such a Constitution to an unknown president. There will be problems.

Our Constitution is very serious. Kazakhstan, Russia, we are probably three advanced countries whose constitutions are so strict, where everything depends on the decision of the president. In that sense, knowing that, God forbid, a person can come and think about starting a war and so… Yes, we need to adopt a new Constitution that benefits our country so that the country does not collapse, ”Lukashenko asserted.

“I will never allow anyone to manufacture a new Constitution, or then to manufacture elections under the new Constitution. Even if I know that it will not be what I want. Why? Because the Belarusian nation has to go through what it has to go through. It’s better now, without war, what if we were forced to do it, “said the Belarusian leader.

He also spoke about proposals to form parties and hold parliamentary elections on party lists. According to Lukashenko, this threatens the fragmentation of society and the emergence of various interest groups.

“Everything is fine when you see party lists and everything else. However, if you want it, and the nation will vote for it, it will be,” he said.

After August 9. Thousands of protesters demanding Lukashenko’s resignation in the run-up to the presidential elections have taken to the streets of Minsk every weekend to protest. The protesters are convinced that the real winner of the elections is the opposition candidate Sviatlana Cichanouskaja, who has gone to Lithuania.