Women unite in attempt to overthrow Lucas after 25 years

Topping this campaign is Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a candidate who had initially hesitated but gained increased confidence in the challenge of Lucasenko.

Last week, Tikhanovskaya gave a speech on national television to thousands of people in the capital of Belarus, Minsk.

Initially she had been in support of her husband, a popular blogger who was banned from presidential competition and imprisoned by authorities, but later became a presidential candidate himself, writes The Guardian, translates Periscope.

Its “Relation has become enormous,” has said Maria Kolesnikova, the presidential campaign leader for another opposition politician, Victor Babacko, who was also banned from being held in elections and imprisoned by the government.

We must say that she is an extremely courageous and courageous woman. She has taken a heavy burden,” she added.

So far this is the main political challenge for Lucashenco, who has also angered the Bellows for the way he managed the situation with the ward of Ovid 19. /Periscope