Belarusian opposition politicians have commented on the statement of the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, in which he promised once again to visit Venezuelan capital, Caracas, in 2011. The leader of the Movement "For Freedom" ("Za Svabodu"), Alexander Milinkevich, believes that the results of "Belarusian elections — with no choice — are predictable". "If not to change something, Belarus will have no future. Belarus is just pregnant with changes", said the politician.
«But I’m not sure that the authorities will easily continue the implementation of that bad social, economic and political model, which was created» — quoted Belarusian service of Radio Liberty the words of Alexander Milinkevich.
The leader of the Movement «For Freedom» also made reference to the events of spring 2006, when after the presidential elections, about 40 thousand people came protesting on October Square in Minsk. The politician does not exclude that the same situation may repeat in a year. «In such countries as Belarus, it’s not easy for people to go out into the square, it is really difficult to realize colored revolution in authoritarian countries», said Alexander Milinkevich.
Lukashenko has no doubt that he is president for life, Kozulin
In his turn, the former presidential candidate, Alexander Kozulin, gives another interpretation to the statement of Alexander Lukashenko in Caracas. «He’s never doubted that he is president for life. And he understands that has power not because of people’s desires, but because he has already created certain mechanisms. And he relies only on power methods», said the former prisoner.
According to Alexander Kozulin, the events — taking place in the country now- show very clearly that Belarusian leader is not able to hold the power simply using other methods. Remembering the events of spring 2006, the politician mentioned people’s desire to «defend their human honor and right of their personal choice».
«We can remind all the threats. And despite all this, people had burning hearts, and they went out to prove that they had human honor and it could not go on like this in our country. In spite of the authority’s efforts, when they said that all who came on the square on March 19 would be prosecuted and — moreover — that it would be regarded as terrorism, people stood on the place. It meant a lot «, stressed Alexander Kozulin.
