Lukashenko has lost popularity among Belarusian grandmothers on benches
The Belarusian Central Election Commission may “describe” Alexander Lukashenko a convincing victory in the first round of the presidential election, but this may turn out to be a Pyrrhic victory.
Artem Agafonov, chairman of the Civil Harmony in Belarus movement, stated this in an interview with the Ukrainian YouTube channel "Capital," reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“Officially, I think, 75%, but what will be realistic and how will it end. Wouldn't this be a Pyrrhic victory? I’m actually worried because the real rating is quite low,” Agafonov said.
Since the results of opinion polls, if any, are not published in Belarus, he draws conclusions based on personal observations and analysis of the Internet.
“Polls on popular sites give 6%, but this is not a representative sample. I judge by my feelings, by the atmosphere in society. If a few years ago grandmothers on a bench said what a good president we have, now they don’t say that,” Agafonov noted.
Only organizations with a state license have the right to conduct sociological surveys in Belarus. Even if they conduct them, they do not publish the results.
Due to the emotional start of the election campaign, online publications began to conduct polls. After the current president scored 3% on the nationalist website Nasha Niva, an offensive meme “Sasha 3%” was attached to him.
The Belarusian authorities subsequently banned the media from conducting polls under threat of monetary fines.
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