{"id":534847,"date":"2026-04-19T12:03:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T09:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=534847"},"modified":"2026-04-19T23:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T20:00:03","slug":"lukashenka-says-he-will-not-hold-on-to-power-until-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/lukashenka-says-he-will-not-hold-on-to-power-until-death","title":{"rendered":"Lukashenka Says He Will Not Hold on to Power Until Death"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aliaksandr Lukashenka<\/b> answered a question about Belarus\u2019 future after he leaves the presidency. In an interview with RT host Rick Sanchez<\/b> on April 17 in Minsk, he said he wants Belarus to remain a peaceful country with equal opportunities for all, citing his youngest son Mikalai Lukashenka<\/b> as an example.<\/p>\n

“I have done a lot to ensure that Belarus is what it is: a peaceful, calm country. Of course, I think about preserving it and ensuring that it remains a land of opportunity for any person, so that people can realize themselves here. In this respect, we have succeeded, we have achieved this. And people live here calmly, raise children, receive an education \u2014 under equal conditions. Whether it is the president\u2019s son or anyone else.<\/i><\/p>\n

My son studied in a rural school together with everyone else and maintains relationships with many of them. He enrolled at Peking University<\/a> \u2014 one of the best universities in the world, where teaching is conducted in English. But he worked toward it. He always studied well, alongside everyone else \u2014 and the conditions were equal for all \u2014 I monitored this closely. To some extent, he outperformed half of his classmates. Others also had opportunities. Many, very many graduated from universities and received higher education. Therefore, I want Belarus like this to be preserved. Some have more opportunities, some less, but opportunities exist. The current president is also an example of this,”<\/i> Lukashenka said.<\/p>\n