At the same time, however, he announced that he does not intend to leave despite the massive protests in his country and does not intend to enter into a dialogue with the opposition. What the opposition wants will be a catastrophe for the country and for the people, the president said.
Lukashenko also believes he is the only person who can protect the country and said he feared that his supporters could be prosecuted if he resigned. Apparently that should reassure the supporters.
Lukashenko did say that early presidential elections are no longer out of the question. That is a steely demand from the united opposition, which believes the elections of a month ago were fraudulent. Lukashenko, incidentally, “won” it with 80 percent of the vote.
Lukashenko does think that the constitution should be amended before new elections can be held. It is not yet clear in what sense the adjustments should be made.
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