Tuesday, 6 December 2011

In the News - Belarus' Democratic Dictatorship

Article definitions:
Centrist: a member of a political party of the Center; moderate


Why do you think Lukashenko gets away with leading such a corrupt government? Is there any possible solution for the Belarusian people to have a truly democratic nation?


Once someone is in power they have the world at their finger tips. Although Belarus is a democracy, Lukashenko runs it as a dictatorship, and he has the backing to be able to do so. Controlling the population is much easier to do when you pay the police off and basically have an army to throw anyone who opposes you into prison. And how can he be stopped if he's always in power? After all, he controls the vote; so whether he truly wins or loses, he always wins. The future looks dim and the hopes for a fair government seem far off; what are the citizens of Belarus to do... What can they do? Unfortunately, it seems as though nothing can stop the tyrannical ruling of Lukashenko. Protests don't work, new elections are corrupt, what else can be done? Belarus cannot become uncorrupt on its own, it requires the help of other countries and other, non-corrupt leaders. Political leaders from other nations need to see the injustice in this country and step in to mediate the situation to remove Lukashenko from power.

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