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Lukashenka Does Not Exclude Health Force Majeure

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Lukashenka Does Not Exclude Health Force Majeure

What is behind the words of the dictator about the need for changes in the basic law?

In its 24-year history, the Constitution of Belarus has experienced two fateful editions, the last one, in 2004, lifted restrictions on the number of presidential terms. On his fifth term, Lukashenka announces the possibility of next changes on the Constitution Day.

Political observer Aliaksandr Klaskouski has analyzed the real and hidden reasons for these statements for the television channel Belsat:

"The devil is in the details. If you look at the articles of the Constitution, it is quite democratic. But in practice, they become a formality, and the laws take on a draconian nature. I would not search for a deep meaning in Lukashenka's words about the changes in the Constitution. In 2012, he said that it was necessary to change the Constitution in order to modernize the political system. In 2016, he said that it was necessary to gather a group of wise men, so that they would think over the changes in the Constitution. It’s 2018 already, and where are these wise men?

The answer is that in reality Lukashenka does not need these changes. He created a system of power that fits his unlimited powers. Therefore, this is a game demonstrated mostly for the West: they say, look, it's not such a gloomy dictatorship here, we're talking about some prospects for introducing changes in the Constitution. Nothing can be ruled out, but scandalous changes, as in Central Asia, are now unlikely. At the same time, Lukashenka does not exclude any force majeure when the country will be on the edge of revolution, or the state of health will make him think of transit of power."

Minsk residents also express their opinions whether it is necessary to amend the Constitution of Belarus:

"I believe that the power of the president should be limited so that he is not elected more than twice."

"No one will refuse from the power in our country, and changes to the Constitution are not significant here."

"I believe that changes are needed in Belarus, and the Constitution does not need changes."

"Our country should not be presidential at all, we need a parliamentary republic."

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