title: Russia and Belarus
abstract: Belarus’s long-term ruler Lukashenka and the opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya (in line with the Coordination Council) pursue irreconcilable goals. Lukashenka aims to divert attention away from the recent fraudulent election and wants to wear down and split the opposition&#13;\nby means of a lengthy constitutional amendment process. Its only goal: to bolster his grip on power. By contrast, the opposition seeks free and fair elections first before an open debate on the constitution could eventuall
journal: Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences)