What Color for Belarus?
For the people of Belarus, who have lived under the autocratic rule of Lukashenko and his hard-line regime, the prospects for political change remain desired but difficult to achieve. Belarus remains divided socially and politically, with its population differing on what path their country should take. At the center of the divide is Belarus autocratic leader, Alexander Lukashenko, who has successfully manipulated his constituency, while suppressing the opposition, throughout his tumultuous years as President. With an economy on the verge of collapse, and declining social and political freedoms, the people of Belarus have started to realize that the years under the Lukashenko regime have transported Belarus back in time, to a Soviet style communist era. Despite this newfound realization, the people of Belarus have been unable to create a unified voice of opposition. With an inherent fear of their government and the consequences of public dissent, the people of Belarus have succumbed to
