„Hours later, a new candidate bearing a suspicious resemblance to Lukashenko in a Groucho Marx wig and nose announced his candicacy.“
guywithoutpast on
Big if true.
Academic-Flan-2316 on
Its gonna be Medwedew again, and after that back to lukashenko. We’ve seen this one before
Lumpy-Valuable-8050 on
Ooh is Vladimir Putin going to be an option this time? 💀💀💀
IshTheFace on
The word ‚promise‘ was only mentioned in the headline. Nowhere was he quoted saying he wouldn’t run.
„No, I’m not planning to anymore, not planning to“ Oh, hey! Maybe he’ll do it anyway, becauuuuse…
„— well, listen, if Trump is nearly 80 and still looks decent…,”“
I don’t feel *I don’t plan to* to be a cross-my-heart promise of anything, but maybe that’s just me.
If previous „strongman“ authoritarian regimes are anything to go by, it’ll be some faceless bureaucrat(s) who will either:
* democratize like in Spain (not hapenning lmao)
* maintain the levers of power, but open up the regime to some degree, like in Yugoslavia and Kazakhstan (somewhat likely)
* not do jackshit and get deposed like in Portugal (extremely unlikely)
If it’s somebody with an actual profile, things will remain as usual.
Psychological-Bed543 on
Yeah Lukashenko is going to step down then whoever wins next will step down bravely and appoint Lukashenko as president, and he’ll refuse respectfully but be insisted and then the nation will clap loudly and cheer for him to do it anyway and he’ll reluctantly continue holding power for another ~~four~~ eight years because the people of Belarus love him so much!!!!! /s
new_accnt1234 on
Luky’s replacement is Putin, Belarus will be joined under Russia as one state, that much is clear…Luky rather doomed his country than allow to be replaced, good job, especially since he disliked Putin his whole life and tried to keep Belarus his own playground…but now afraid for his life he hands it to Putin no problem, not caring 1 single bit for the country and all for living 5-10 more years
pingouingeant on
A true democrat.
craftsman_70 on
The key here is „run in the next election“… Who said that there will be an election?
Deep_Blue_Kitsune on
Putin does not like potato man anymore
Neutronium57 on
# THE BENEVOLENCE !
FollowingRare6247 on
Ah yes, as politics is where everyone sticks by their words!
Cookies4weights on
Russia will probably complete annexation (See “Union State”).
Toffeljegarn on
There will be a vote to join russia, the vote will be 98.7% in favour.
dustofdeath on
Time to retire somewhere warm with massive wealth before russia collapses with b-russia.
ReadToW on
>stated that he does not plan to run in the next „presidential election“ in the country
But will his country still exist at the end of his term? Belarus may be part of the Union State, and Lukashenko may hold the position of ‘one of the 12 ministers of the Union State’ with full immunity from prosecution, and that’s it.
WillingRich2745 on
How likely is a colour revolution? Lukashenko retiring seems like an opportune moment for such an event
Kapten-Haddock on
Plot twist, its Putin.
metaldark on
Is Putin finally running?
iTmkoeln on
Didn’t he just run in „an election“ earlier this year?
emzak3636 on
As we say in Czech republic. Promises, mistakes.
Cosmin-Cel-Mare on
His succesor is Putin,what a surprise!
grogi81 on
He will gracefully walk then. He’s too old to run anymore
JustFra93 on
On the next election: „Hello! My name is mr. Oknehsakul and I come from…very far away!…Yes, that will do…“
AnyBug1039 on
I’m sure the next election will be free and fair, without any interference.
If it was a democracy he wouldn’t need to say anything other than if he will try to run or not.
Penderbron on
Just another Putin’s muppet anyway… So irrelevant if it’s not Lukashenko himself.
MidlandPark on
Ha, didn’t Erdogan say the same?
SeikoWIS on
It will be some Putin pawn, or straight up Putin takes control.
The Russian claws are sinking deeper into Belarus by the minute. I feel a full annexation is near
SethTaylor987 on
But does he pinky swear?
Cause if he doesn’t, it won’t count
ViruliferousBadger on
I think this was proven to be misinformation – he said he wasn’t sure if he was going to g to run and didn’t have a successor in mind. Except he didn’t want his son to rule – which either means he actually does, or the son is an absolute moron.
TeaBoy24 on
To be honest, I would not be surprised. While he could pull a few more elections being just 70.
Is it worth the hassle? Why not remain relevant in power within being the top one. Comfortable retirement
You might say, hunger for power, but then he will keep internal relevance while he has no opportunity to be a top dog as he is a governor of a russian autonomous province.
Gr33nBastard_88 on
”Election”
meisswindu on
Pinky promise?
Tman11S on
It doesn’t matter which Russian puppet gets elected, Putin will remain your real “president”
Rinaldootje on
Yeh, because there either won’t be a next election, or the person who is running in the next election is someone who he personally choose.
Dictators don’t need elections to stay in power.
Whatever_acc on
He promised exactly the same thing in 2021 but didn’t keep his promise in 2025 (elections were in January). Probably promised the same thing a few times more as well but I don’t track his statements.
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„Hours later, a new candidate bearing a suspicious resemblance to Lukashenko in a Groucho Marx wig and nose announced his candicacy.“
Big if true.
Its gonna be Medwedew again, and after that back to lukashenko. We’ve seen this one before
Ooh is Vladimir Putin going to be an option this time? 💀💀💀
The word ‚promise‘ was only mentioned in the headline. Nowhere was he quoted saying he wouldn’t run.
„No, I’m not planning to anymore, not planning to“ Oh, hey! Maybe he’ll do it anyway, becauuuuse…
„— well, listen, if Trump is nearly 80 and still looks decent…,”“
I don’t feel *I don’t plan to* to be a cross-my-heart promise of anything, but maybe that’s just me.
„election“
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You have to be an idiot to believe this.
If previous „strongman“ authoritarian regimes are anything to go by, it’ll be some faceless bureaucrat(s) who will either:
* democratize like in Spain (not hapenning lmao)
* maintain the levers of power, but open up the regime to some degree, like in Yugoslavia and Kazakhstan (somewhat likely)
* not do jackshit and get deposed like in Portugal (extremely unlikely)
If it’s somebody with an actual profile, things will remain as usual.
Yeah Lukashenko is going to step down then whoever wins next will step down bravely and appoint Lukashenko as president, and he’ll refuse respectfully but be insisted and then the nation will clap loudly and cheer for him to do it anyway and he’ll reluctantly continue holding power for another ~~four~~ eight years because the people of Belarus love him so much!!!!! /s
Luky’s replacement is Putin, Belarus will be joined under Russia as one state, that much is clear…Luky rather doomed his country than allow to be replaced, good job, especially since he disliked Putin his whole life and tried to keep Belarus his own playground…but now afraid for his life he hands it to Putin no problem, not caring 1 single bit for the country and all for living 5-10 more years
A true democrat.
The key here is „run in the next election“… Who said that there will be an election?
Putin does not like potato man anymore
# THE BENEVOLENCE !
Ah yes, as politics is where everyone sticks by their words!
Russia will probably complete annexation (See “Union State”).
There will be a vote to join russia, the vote will be 98.7% in favour.
Time to retire somewhere warm with massive wealth before russia collapses with b-russia.
>stated that he does not plan to run in the next „presidential election“ in the country
But will his country still exist at the end of his term? Belarus may be part of the Union State, and Lukashenko may hold the position of ‘one of the 12 ministers of the Union State’ with full immunity from prosecution, and that’s it.
How likely is a colour revolution? Lukashenko retiring seems like an opportune moment for such an event
Plot twist, its Putin.
Is Putin finally running?
Didn’t he just run in „an election“ earlier this year?
As we say in Czech republic. Promises, mistakes.
His succesor is Putin,what a surprise!
He will gracefully walk then. He’s too old to run anymore
On the next election: „Hello! My name is mr. Oknehsakul and I come from…very far away!…Yes, that will do…“
I’m sure the next election will be free and fair, without any interference.
He won’t need to run, he’ll just walk
[Ight Imma Head Out](https://en.meming.world/images/en/5/5a/Ight_Imma_Head_Out.jpg)
He’s lying
They’ll change the rules to allow Putin to run.
If it was a democracy he wouldn’t need to say anything other than if he will try to run or not.
Just another Putin’s muppet anyway… So irrelevant if it’s not Lukashenko himself.
Ha, didn’t Erdogan say the same?
It will be some Putin pawn, or straight up Putin takes control.
The Russian claws are sinking deeper into Belarus by the minute. I feel a full annexation is near
But does he pinky swear?
Cause if he doesn’t, it won’t count
I think this was proven to be misinformation – he said he wasn’t sure if he was going to g to run and didn’t have a successor in mind. Except he didn’t want his son to rule – which either means he actually does, or the son is an absolute moron.
To be honest, I would not be surprised. While he could pull a few more elections being just 70.
Is it worth the hassle? Why not remain relevant in power within being the top one. Comfortable retirement
You might say, hunger for power, but then he will keep internal relevance while he has no opportunity to be a top dog as he is a governor of a russian autonomous province.
”Election”
Pinky promise?
It doesn’t matter which Russian puppet gets elected, Putin will remain your real “president”
Yeh, because there either won’t be a next election, or the person who is running in the next election is someone who he personally choose.
Dictators don’t need elections to stay in power.
He promised exactly the same thing in 2021 but didn’t keep his promise in 2025 (elections were in January). Probably promised the same thing a few times more as well but I don’t track his statements.