{"id":46782,"date":"2023-05-10T19:25:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T16:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/cichanouskaja-says-ready-to-assume-power-amid-rumors-of-lukasenkas-poor-health\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"cichanouskaja-says-ready-to-assume-power-amid-rumors-of-lukasenkas-poor-health","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/46782\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja says ready to assume power amid rumors of  \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s poor health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>May 10, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has said she is ready to assume responsibility and be the voice of Belarusians \u201cin order to hold fair elections and prevent chaos or a power grab by a new dictator.\u201d This comes amid rumors that Alaksandr \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s health&nbsp;has deteriorated.<\/p>\n<p> Celebrations would be followed by a \u201cdifficult time\u201d after&nbsp;\u0141uka\u0161enka goes, she wrote on Telegram. \u201cThe entire nation would have to make a serious effort to rebuild everything that was ruined over these years and, most importantly, to prevent the coming of another dictator or a Russian prot\u00e9g\u00e9 and to safeguard&nbsp;independence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> The democratic forces have already drafted a strategy for the transition period, which would be published after debate, she added. <\/p>\n<p> \u0141uka\u0161enka attended&nbsp;the Victory Day parade at&nbsp;Moscow&#8217;s Red Square on May 9. Footage circulated by the Russian media shows that his arm was bandaged. It was difficult for him to move around. He was driven to a wreaths laying site, whereas&nbsp;the&nbsp;other Eurasian leaders arrived on foot, and skipped the \u201cinformal breakfast\u201d hosted by Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>In the evening, \u0141uka\u0161enka participated in a wreaths laying ceremony at&nbsp;Victory Square in Minsk&nbsp;but stopped short of making a&nbsp;speech, which was unusual and occurred for the first time during his rule. Defense Minister Viktar Chrenin was the primary speaker. The ceremony, broadcast by state television, lasted just 20 minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 10, BPN. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has said she is ready to assume responsibility and be the voice of Belarusians \u201cin order to hold fair elections and prevent chaos or a power grab by a new dictator.\u201d This comes amid rumors that Alaksandr \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s health&nbsp;has deteriorated. Celebrations would be followed by a \u201cdifficult [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-46782","articles","type-articles","status-publish","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cichano\u016dskaja says ready to assume power amid rumors of \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s poor health | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"May 10, BPN. 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