Lukashenko threatened male competitors and praised women who are not competitors
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he is having a hard time keeping police from cracking down on male opposition figures who are planning to participate in the presidential election and holding noisy protests.
He announced this today while speaking to workers of the Minsk Tractor Plant (MTZ), reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“The men raised their voices, someone is walking and shouting somewhere. Risky people. If I were them, I would be more careful with the police. These are corporate people. If he finds an opportunity, he will answer. It’s no longer easy for me to restrain them, because they run into provocation. Provocation is the best advertising. This is how they understand it,” Lukashenko said.
At the same time, he praised the women participating in the presidential campaign.
“I sympathize more with women. They somehow quietly, calmly collect these signatures. There is no offense to our women; we are strong people. Even though they are alternative candidates to me and they will harass me for anything, but within the framework of the law. They don’t violate anything, and they collected more signatures than these men who are shouting,” Lukashenko said.
At the same time, he complained that Belarusian society is not ready to vote for a woman, and the country’s constitution was written “not for a woman.”
"I often say: Natalia Ivanovna ( Speaker of the Belarusian Senate Kochanova, – ed. ), they wouldn't have voted for you either, even though you're a seasoned, ready-made president... Our president isn't Lithuania. There, Dalia Grybauskaitė was president; she showed up, smiled, sat for a while, and then left. She's not responsible for anything because they have a parliamentary republic. We don't have that. A real man will be president, I'm absolutely convinced of that," Lukashenko concluded.
Lukashenko Threatened Male Competitors and Praised Women Who Are Not