President Alexander Lukashenko recounted being shot at during his first election, and set out plans for his eventual departure amid worsening protests in Belarus, sparked by the death of an opposition activist.
The long-time leader told journalists on Friday that he will eventually stand down in favor of a democratically elected successor. “Whomever the people elect – so it will be. I swore. I promised that it will be as the Belarusian people decide,” Lukashenko said. There had been suggestions that he was looking to groom his youngest son, 16-year old Nikolai, who he has frequently dressed in miniature military uniforms and taken along on state business, as his replacement.
Continue reading https://on.rt.com/auzq