As he visited the temple of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker in Logoisk, Minsk Oblast on 7 January, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko stated that he does not cling to power and will do everything to calmly pass it on to a new generation, Report informs via BelTA.
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I don’t cling to power. I will do everything to quietly and calmly pass on this power to a new generation. Because I hope that I and you as well will still live under the new government. My kids will live. I want to see how they will live. My kids are not only my own children. My kids are these [kids in the church]. I want to see how they will live. It is my goal. This is why the fact that I don’t try to keep power with force is my great advantage.”