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Lukashenko: Change must come through elections not ‘revolutions’

MINSK, 23 December (BelTA) – While appointing new heads of the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Investigative Committee, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko tasked them with continuing to prevent any “revolutionary” attempts to undermine the existing state order, BelTA has learned.

“This concerns both of you: there must be no ‘revolutionary’ attempts against the existing state system. There are elections for that. One should take part in elections and solve these problems. Belarus has everything for it. Especially given that the current president, as I often say, is not holding onto power with a death grip,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

“I am on my way out. This statement has provoked some reaction [the president recently made this remark at the Belarusian People’s Congress]. Some are worried, some are happy about it. This does not mean that tomorrow we will drop everything, me included, and leave. But it is clear that I am no longer the same person who is in his first or second year as president,” the head of state noted.

“This means that I will sacredly observe the rights and interests of our people. You should do your work to ensure this,” Aleksandr Lukashenko added. 

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