“Hours later, a new candidate bearing a suspicious resemblance to Lukashenko in a Groucho Marx wig and nose announced his candicacy.”
guywithoutpast on
Big if true.
Academic-Flan-2316 on
Its gonna be Medwedew again, and after that back to lukashenko. We’ve seen this one before
Lumpy-Valuable-8050 on
Ooh is Vladimir Putin going to be an option this time? ššš
IshTheFace on
The word ‘promise’ was only mentioned in the headline. Nowhere was he quoted saying he wouldn’t run.
“No, Iām not planning to anymore, not planning to” Oh, hey! Maybe he’ll do it anyway, becauuuuse…
“ā well, listen, if Trump is nearly 80 and still looks decentā¦,ā”
I don’t feel *I don’t plan to* to be a cross-my-heart promise of anything, but maybe that’s just me.
If previous “strongman” authoritarian regimes are anything to go by, it’ll be some faceless bureaucrat(s) who will either:
* democratize like in Spain (not hapenning lmao)
* maintain the levers of power, but open up the regime to some degree, like in Yugoslavia and Kazakhstan (somewhat likely)
* not do jackshit and get deposed like in Portugal (extremely unlikely)
If it’s somebody with an actual profile, things will remain as usual.
Psychological-Bed543 on
Yeah Lukashenko is going to step down then whoever wins next will step down bravely and appoint Lukashenko as president, and he’ll refuse respectfully but be insisted and then the nation will clap loudly and cheer for him to do it anyway and he’ll reluctantly continue holding power for another ~~four~~ eight years because the people of Belarus love him so much!!!!! /s
new_accnt1234 on
Luky’s replacement is Putin, Belarus will be joined under Russia as one state, that much is clear…Luky rather doomed his country than allow to be replaced, good job, especially since he disliked Putin his whole life and tried to keep Belarus his own playground…but now afraid for his life he hands it to Putin no problem, not caring 1 single bit for the country and all for living 5-10 more years
craftsman_70 on
The key here is “run in the next election”… Who said that there will be an election?
Deep_Blue_Kitsune on
Putin does not like potato man anymore
Neutronium57 on
# THE BENEVOLENCE !
FollowingRare6247 on
Ah yes, as politics is where everyone sticks by their words!
Cookies4weights on
Russia will probably complete annexation (See āUnion Stateā).
Toffeljegarn on
There will be a vote to join russia, the vote will be 98.7% in favour.
dustofdeath on
Time to retire somewhere warm with massive wealth before russia collapses with b-russia.
ReadToW on
>stated that he does not plan to run in the next “presidential election” in the country
But will his country still exist at the end of his term? Belarus may be part of the Union State, and Lukashenko may hold the position of āone of the 12 ministers of the Union Stateā with full immunity from prosecution, and that’s it.
Kapten-Haddock on
Plot twist, its Putin.
metaldark on
Is Putin finally running?
emzak3636 on
As we say in Czech republic. Promises, mistakes.
Cosmin-Cel-Mare on
His succesor is Putin,what a surprise!
grogi81 on
He will gracefully walk then. He’s too old to run anymoreĀ
AnyBug1039 on
I’m sure the next election will be free and fair, without any interference.
Penderbron on
Just another Putin’s muppet anyway… So irrelevant if it’s not Lukashenko himself.
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“Hours later, a new candidate bearing a suspicious resemblance to Lukashenko in a Groucho Marx wig and nose announced his candicacy.”
Big if true.
Its gonna be Medwedew again, and after that back to lukashenko. We’ve seen this one before
Ooh is Vladimir Putin going to be an option this time? ššš
The word ‘promise’ was only mentioned in the headline. Nowhere was he quoted saying he wouldn’t run.
“No, Iām not planning to anymore, not planning to” Oh, hey! Maybe he’ll do it anyway, becauuuuse…
“ā well, listen, if Trump is nearly 80 and still looks decentā¦,ā”
I don’t feel *I don’t plan to* to be a cross-my-heart promise of anything, but maybe that’s just me.
“election”
add info: [https://united24media.com/latest-news/zelenskyy-russia-amassing-up-to-150000-troops-in-belarus-for-training-5893](https://united24media.com/latest-news/zelenskyy-russia-amassing-up-to-150000-troops-in-belarus-for-training-5893)
You have to be an idiot to believe this.
If previous “strongman” authoritarian regimes are anything to go by, it’ll be some faceless bureaucrat(s) who will either:
* democratize like in Spain (not hapenning lmao)
* maintain the levers of power, but open up the regime to some degree, like in Yugoslavia and Kazakhstan (somewhat likely)
* not do jackshit and get deposed like in Portugal (extremely unlikely)
If it’s somebody with an actual profile, things will remain as usual.
Yeah Lukashenko is going to step down then whoever wins next will step down bravely and appoint Lukashenko as president, and he’ll refuse respectfully but be insisted and then the nation will clap loudly and cheer for him to do it anyway and he’ll reluctantly continue holding power for another ~~four~~ eight years because the people of Belarus love him so much!!!!! /s
Luky’s replacement is Putin, Belarus will be joined under Russia as one state, that much is clear…Luky rather doomed his country than allow to be replaced, good job, especially since he disliked Putin his whole life and tried to keep Belarus his own playground…but now afraid for his life he hands it to Putin no problem, not caring 1 single bit for the country and all for living 5-10 more years
The key here is “run in the next election”… Who said that there will be an election?
Putin does not like potato man anymore
# THE BENEVOLENCE !
Ah yes, as politics is where everyone sticks by their words!
Russia will probably complete annexation (See āUnion Stateā).
There will be a vote to join russia, the vote will be 98.7% in favour.
Time to retire somewhere warm with massive wealth before russia collapses with b-russia.
>stated that he does not plan to run in the next “presidential election” in the country
But will his country still exist at the end of his term? Belarus may be part of the Union State, and Lukashenko may hold the position of āone of the 12 ministers of the Union Stateā with full immunity from prosecution, and that’s it.
Plot twist, its Putin.
Is Putin finally running?
As we say in Czech republic. Promises, mistakes.
His succesor is Putin,what a surprise!
He will gracefully walk then. He’s too old to run anymoreĀ
I’m sure the next election will be free and fair, without any interference.
Just another Putin’s muppet anyway… So irrelevant if it’s not Lukashenko himself.