Lukas

CIS + EurAsEC + Customs Union

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that the country will not withdraw from the EurAsEC and the CIS. According to the President, Belarus has never been against integration projects.

He also said that they are now preparing a "very extensive information" about Belarusian-Russian relations.

However, the Belarusian leader expressed disappointment with unequal conditions of participation of the countries in the Customs Union.

"Why we went there? We had hoped that this Union - and this axiom is based on equality, will be created equal conditions. And for that time from the unequal prices and unequal conditions of Belarus lost only through this pricing factor $ 15 billion," - said Lukashenko.

BATS'KA

Lukashenko promotes himself as a "man of the people". Due to his style of rule, he is often informally referred to as бацька (bats'ka, "daddy"). Alexander Lukashenko really like his nickname. Lukashenko appreciates the support of the people and proud that people call him "bats'ka" - always called us people reputable, bravely defending the interests of the family and community...

Fourth term (2010-2015)

Lukashenko was one of ten candidates registered for the presidential election held in Belarus on 19 December 2010. Though originally envisaged for 2011, an earlier date was approved "to ensure the maximum participation of citizens in the electoral campaign and to set most convenient time for the voters".

The CEC said that Lukashenko won 79.65% of the vote (he gained 5,130,557 votes) with 90.65% of the electorate voting.

The results of the vote were not recognized by other presidential candidates, as well as the US and the EU, but has been recognized at the election mission of the CIS, headed by S. Lebedev. Elections were accompanied by mass protests.

Alexander Lukashenko at the opening of "Slavonic Bazaar" in 2014

Aleksandr Grigoryevich Lukashenko

the President of Belarus

Viktor

Bat'ka

Nikolai

Dmitry

Born: 30 August 1954 (age 62)

Kopys, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union

Spouse: Galina Zhelnerovich (1975–present)

Children: Viktor, Dmitry, Nikolai

Assumed office: 20 July 1994

Second term (2001–06)

Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin. Moscow, 2001.

Belarus held another presidential election on 9 September 2001. Under the original constitution, this election should have been held in 1999, but the 1996 referendum extended Lukashenko's term for an additional two years. Lukashenko won in the first round with 75.65% of the vote.

During a televised address to the nation on 7 September 2004, Lukashenko announced plans for a referendum to eliminate presidential term limits. According to official results, it was approved by 79.42% of voters. Thus Alexander Lukashenko became eligible to participate in the next presidential election.

Belarus grew economically under Lukashenko, but much of this growth was due to Russian crude oil which was imported at below-market prices, refined, and sold to other European countries at a profit.

Third term (2006–11)

Opposition demonstration on 21 March, 2006

March 19, 2006, the third time Lukashenko was elected President of the Republic of Belarus, receiving 83 % of the vote. The OSCE did not recognized the elections again.

Elections were accompanied by mass protests under the leadership of the presidential candidates: A. V. Milinkevich and Kozulin A. V.

Hobbies

Lukashenko believes that the president should be a conservative person and avoid using modern electronic gadgets such as an iPad or iPhone.

He is a keen skier and ice hockey forward, who played exhibition games alongside international hockey stars. His two elder sons also play hockey, sometimes alongside their father.

Vladimir Putin at a friendly match of stars of Russian hockey. Ice Palace "Bolshoy", Sochi, January 4, 2014. - Alexander Lukashenko, Vyacheslav Fetisov and Valery Kamensky

First term (1994–2001)

In May 1995, Belarus held a referendum on changing its national symbols; the referendum also made the Russian language equal to Belarusian, and forged closer economic ties to Russia.

As a result of the referendum in 1996, the constitution that was amended by Lukashenko was accepted and the one amended by the Supreme Soviet was voided. The new document dramatically increased Lukashenko's power and transformed his presidency into a de facto legal dictatorship.

Foreign policy

Lukashenko's relationship with the EU has been strained. Lukashenko's repression of opponents caused him to be called "Europe's last dictator" and resulted in the EU imposing visa sanctions on him and a range of Belarusian officials.

Lukashenko's relationship with Russia, once his powerful ally and vocal supporter, has significantly deteriorated. But the head of CIS Executive Committee Sergei Lebedev said that the leaders of Belarus and Russia Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin will soon be able to find a common language. Difficulties in relations between the two countries are temporary.

Fifth term (2015 - ???)

11 October 2015, elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus. According to the CEC, Alexander Lukashenko gained 83.49 % of the votes. And two of the three opponents Lukashenko acknowledged his victory even before the official counting of votes. Shown in this election result for the incumbent President the best of all five election campaigns in which he participated.

The invitation to vote in the presidential elections in 2015.

Thank you very much!

presentation was made by Boris Deshkovets

In 1990, Lukashenko was elected Deputy to the Supreme Council of the Republic of Belarus. He was the only deputy of the Belarusian parliament who voted against ratification of the December 1991 agreement that dissolved the Soviet Union and set up the Commonwealth of Independent States. Having acquired a reputation as an eloquent opponent of corruption, Lukashenko was elected in 1993 to serve as the chairman of the anti-corruption committee of the Belarusian parliament.