MOSCOW, September 8. / TASS /. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko admitted that his term of office has probably been exceeded, but only he can now “protect Belarusians.” He expressed this opinion in an interview with Russian TV channels, the words of the Belarusian leader were quoted by the correspondent of the TV channel “Russia-1” Yevgeny Rozhkov, who participated in an interview with Lukashenko.
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“Yes, maybe I sat out a little, maybe they show me not only from the TV, but also from the iron and from the kettle. Yes. But really, only I can protect Belarusians now,” the journalist quoted the Belarusian leader on the air of the program “60 Minutes “on the TV channel “Russia 1” on Tuesday.
Alexander Lukashenko has been the President of the Republic of Belarus since 1994. According to the results of the last presidential elections on August 9, Lukashenka won again with 80.10% of the vote. The second place with 10.12% was taken by Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who did not recognize the election results. Soon she left for neighboring Lithuania, where she is currently.
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