A. Lukashenka at the polling station on 11 September 2016
Two representatives of the opposition and civil society will end up in the newly-appointed Belarusian Parliament.
This reflects not the true level of support of the opposition, but rather Aleksander Lukashenka’s willingness to demonstrate good will to the European Union. The West, however, should not get too excited about this progress.
Belarusian authorities have made clear that changes in the electoral process happen not because of domestic pressure but to please the West. Indeed, the …read more
Source: Belarus Digest
