Oppositionists or dissidents?
An interview with Alyaksandr Klaskouski, a Belarusian journalist and political analyst. Interviewer: Zbigniew Rokita
ZBIGNIEW ROKITA: I have a feeling that the Belarusian opposition has never been as weak as it is right now…
ALYAKSANDR KLASKOUSKI: I agree. In the 1990s the opposition was capable of bringing 30,000-40,000 people to the streets. At that time they could also influence the masses and cause some fear among the authorities. Today things are different. There are maybe a few dozens of people that come to protests; this is thousands times less than two decades ago. The opposition has almost no influence on Belarusian politics, let alone economics.
ZBIGNIEW ROKITA: I have a feeling that the Belarusian opposition has never been as weak as it is right now…
ALYAKSANDR KLASKOUSKI: I agree. In the 1990s the opposition was capable of bringing 30,000-40,000 people to the streets. At that time they could also influence the masses and cause some fear among the authorities. Today things are different. There are maybe a few dozens of people that come to protests; this is thousands times less than two decades ago. The opposition has almost no influence on Belarusian politics, let alone economics.
September 1, 2018 -
Alyaksandr Klaskouski
Zbigniew Rokita
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InterviewsIssue 5 2018Magazine
Photo: Waldemar Dowejko / Courtesy of Belsat TV
