Belarus: Lukashenko hints at leaving but ‘not today’
By DW
13 February 2021 |
10:13 am
Voters in Belarus will get a chance to vote on a new constitution in 2022, according to Alexander Lukashenko. He also hinted at leaving power, but opposition rejected his declarations of change as empty promises.
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