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Alexander Lukashenko said that due to the protests in Belarus he will not “kneel” even if he is left alone.
On November 13, in an interview with political observers in Belarus and abroad, Alexander Lukashenko said that no one could control him. The first president of the country is cited by the website of the head of state.
“You can do anything with a person in my position only if you steal, you have a lot of money and he is outside your country. If a politician has billions (I will not name names) that are abroad, it is very easy for him to handle it” . “I don’t have that tail for which you can turn and turn Lukashenka,” Lukashenka said.
In his words, “it came from the opposition to power in very difficult times, when nationalism continued its revelry in Belarus.”
“These are the ancestors of those who today make porridge from within, on whom external forces depend within Belarus today. Therefore, it is useless to rule Lukashenka: there is nothing to take. And I will not give up. and I will not kneel, even if I am alone. I once told my entourage and all those who today stand firm, defending our Belarus: even if I am left alone, I will fight for what I have created for a quarter of a century with my own hands. ”Lukashenka explained.
Since August 9, massive protests by those who do not agree with the results of the presidential elections have not stopped in Belarus. According to official data, the victory in them was obtained at that time by President Alexander Lukashenko, for whom 80.1% of voters voted (he has led the country since 1994). Opposition Svetlana Tikhanovskaya ranked second with 10.1% of the votes. At the same time, alternative exit polls showed the opposite picture: Tikhanovskaya’s confident victory.
The Belarusian security forces violently dispersed the demonstrations using explosions, rubber bullets and water cannons. During the protests, hundreds of protesters were injured and wounded, and there are deaths.
Lukashenka assumed the presidency on September 23. For the first time in the history of Belarus, the opening ceremony was not announced or broadcast on television. Several states, including the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Denmark, Ukraine and the Czech Republic, did not recognize Lukashenko’s inauguration.
After the start of the protests, most of the active opponents left Belarus. In particular, Tikhanovskaya went to Lithuania.
European Union November 6 introduced personal sanctions against Lukashenka… In total, the EU sanctions list includes more than 50 Belarusian officials involved in suppressing protests and falsifying election results.
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