Belarus president hints at fresh repression to keep grip on power

Alexander Lukashenko hits out at opposition plan in sign he hopes to outlast protests

The embattled Belarusian president has hinted at a new wave of repression, in another sign he is seeking to outlast a protest movement that has brought him face-to-face with former supporters calling on him to resign.

Alexander Lukashenko described an opposition plan to form a “coordination council” that would oversee a political transition in the country as “an attempt to seize power”.

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