Zhirinovsky: Lukahsneka to lose the vote, and besides he can be brought to court (Video)
- 22.04.2010, 8:45
"16 years in power. Everybody is fed up with that already. Nothing comes of his actions, Lukashenka is a failure, he is to lose the vote, he must step down," stated the leader of the he Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR).
The LDPR leader, member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Vice-Chairman of the State Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky is a controversial personality, who has been visible on the political arena of Russia for 20 years. His statements often become aphorisms, and his most daring forecasts come true. The eccentricity and weirdness of the politician often obscure his ablility to convey a message in an unusual form, or to send up a trial baloon for the Russian ruling elite.
We offer quotes from the interview of the politician as quoted by BelaPAN.
About Lukashenka
Lukashenka is jealous! Nothing comes of his actions, Lukashenka is a failure, he is to lose the vote, he must step down. Moreover, he could be brought to court for persecuting dissenters, imprisoning businessmen and making them pay money.
16 years in power. Everybody is fed up with that already, no matter what a name is! Even when everything is alright, people get tired! One and the same person, his manners, his voice, his face! But we all are human, why should we tolerate that? Why another man cannot be a president? That's the essence. Besides, there are other problems: the general crisis worldwide. Presidents, parties, flags are changing everywhere, so why should he stay?
The most important thing is: we supported him in all elections when he ran. I had been arriving personally! And now who would support him, when he acts like that? And without MOscow's support, those who had supported him, would turn their back on him, realizing that he does not have support he had earlier. For how long had he been tightening screws for private business? [They are] discontented! Young people? This is forbidden, that is forbiggen: restictions are everywhere! There are restrictions for intellectuals. There are restrictions for businessmen: they should go abroad, or in prison, or do everything under the command of officials, like it was under Soviet power.
So many people are discontented, and their number is growing. The older generation for whom he symbolized the Soviet power is dying every year, the older generation is departing. Those who voted for him: village, workers, the poor. The new generation is arising: the Belarusian youth who have internet, who go abroad, who hear and see a different world, who want elections with a result which is not known from the start.
It is gorgeous in Ukraine! Nobody knew till the last moment who [would win]: Tymoshenko or Yanukovych. That is the election, and everybody likes that. Like in the Baltic states which are near. Well, he will say he is, and what's next?
I respect him, but I believe that people do not want him, they are tired.