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    1. HighDeltaVee on

      „Hours later, a new candidate bearing a suspicious resemblance to Lukashenko in a Groucho Marx wig and nose announced his candicacy.“

    2. Academic-Flan-2316 on

      Its gonna be Medwedew again, and after that back to lukashenko. We’ve seen this one before

    3. Lumpy-Valuable-8050 on

      Ooh is Vladimir Putin going to be an option this time? 💀💀💀

    4. 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.

    5. 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.

    6. 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

    7. 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

    8. craftsman_70 on

      The key here is „run in the next election“… Who said that there will be an election?

    9. dustofdeath on

      Time to retire somewhere warm with massive wealth before russia collapses with b-russia.

    10. >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.

    11. WillingRich2745 on

      How likely is a colour revolution? Lukashenko retiring seems like an opportune moment for such an event

    12. On the next election: „Hello! My name is mr. Oknehsakul and I come from…very far away!…Yes, that will do…“

    13. I’m sure the next election will be free and fair, without any interference.

    14. wordswillneverhurtme on

      If it was a democracy he wouldn’t need to say anything other than if he will try to run or not.

    15. Just another Putin’s muppet anyway… So irrelevant if it’s not Lukashenko himself.

    16. 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

    17. 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.

    18. 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.

    19. It doesn’t matter which Russian puppet gets elected, Putin will remain your real “president”

    20. 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.

    21. 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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