Protests threaten Belarussian president's hold on power

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 13 Aug 2020 by Alex Teddy
On August 13 thousands of people mostly wearing white marched around Belarussian cities linking arms. The police are flummoxed about how to deal with these human chains. Several automotive factories have gone on strike against Lukashenka and police brutality. Hundreds of workers have held a vote for president by show of hands and have opted for Lukashenka's main challenger.Moscow has helped Lukashenka by saying that Western countries are behind the protests. Lukashenka has blamed Moscow.The EU is mulling sanctions on Belarus. But they do not want to push Lukashenka back into the Russian camp. Russia is very annoyed with him but does not want a pro-Western government instead.There is a possibility that Russia might intervene to restore order. The situation is somewhat similar to what happened in Ukraine in 2014. But so far only 1 person died in Belarussian clashes. Svetlana Alexievich - the country's only Nobel laureate - called for the president to resign. She denounced police violence. Over 7 000 protesters are already in prison. These are the most widespread and persistent protests Belarus has ever seen.

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