Lukashenko played cat and mouse with the opposition
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, having assumed office during an inauguration that was kept secret until the last moment, outplayed his opponents.
The publication’s special correspondent Alexander Kots comes to this conclusion, the correspondent reports, on the pages of Komsomolskaya Pravda.
In his opinion, the process of taking office as head of state would have looked much less convincing with thousands of protesters outside the windows and would have played into the hands of the EU, which promised not to recognize Lukashenko’s election.
“And in this regard, Alexander Grigorievich, no matter how you treat him, outplayed his opponents, who were preparing for the inauguration as for the last battle. Yes, they will make fun of this ceremony, call it shameful and say that “all 80 percent” gathered in the palace. Although, in essence, this is a protocol formality,” the article notes.
The author admits that Lukashenko’s motorcade drove through empty streets, onto which for some reason all the president’s supporters did not pour out in unison, but points out that they did not do this at previous inaugurations.
“But if during their protests it is not a sin for protesters to play cat and mouse with the security forces, changing routes during the march and forcing columns of paddy wagons to rush throughout the city, then why should Alexander Lukashenko deny himself this tactic. And it’s even somehow strange to blame him for this. In fact, he had no choice from a magnificent celebration with fireworks and banquets - it would be inappropriate now. Therefore, he preferred a quiet get-together to a noisy scandal,” Kots sums up.
As PolitNavigator reported, experts concluded that Western intelligence agencies slept through Lukashenko's inauguration.
Lukashenko played cat and mouse with the opposition.