10 minutes agoLukashenko swears secretly as president of Belarus
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Inauguration of the challenged Belarusite, Alexander Luqashenko, for another term as president has occurred in Minsk at a secret ceremony that had not been announced beforehand. Opposition leaders and European politicians immediately denounced the move as illegal. The day the president takes office, the day of inauguration, is the day of our joint victory,” said [...]
The day the president takes office, the day of inauguration, is the day of our joint victory,” said Lukashenko for gathering at the ceremony.
Luqashenko, his alleged 80 - percent victory in the vote caused massive protests in this country, held the secret ceremony so that it would not become a magnet for protesters, writes The Guardian, translate Periscope.
We have not chosen just a pesident, we have defended our values, our peaceful life, our sovereignty and our independence, and we have a lot of work ahead of ourselves in this direction,” he said, after swearing a sixth term in office.
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who officially won only 10 percent of the vote, was forced to leave the country after threatened. What for the inauguration said it meant that Lucasenko's mandate was now officially completed. Tikhanovskaya declared himself the only legitimate leader of Belarus. /Periscope
