https://www.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-election/im-not-a...
I don't know what language he originally spoke in. Either he has difficulty with English, or he was mistranslated.
> “We’ve held elections,” he said. “Until you’ve killed me there won’t be any new elections.”
> “We’ll put the changes to a referendum, and I’ll hand over my constitutional powers. But not under pressure or because of the street,” Lukashenko said, in remarks quoted by the official Belta news agency.
> “Yes, I’m not a saint. You know my harsh side. I’m not eternal. But if you drag down the first president you’ll drag down neighbouring countries and all the rest.”
> He also said people could hold parliamentary and presidential elections after the referendum if that was what they wanted.