He was the “candidate of the people,” not associated with the established political groups Lukashenka at least partially fulfilled his promise of and promising the security and stability desperately needed economic stability and security, which was the foundation by the majority of the population at the time.5 of his social contract with the population. [...] The personal ambitions of those of the older generation and living in the provinces, the opposition leaders often increased the opposition largely believed the state-supported narrative about Belarus fragmentation and overshadowed the substance of their being the fortress of economic stability and order.13 Another political agendas. [...] The name of the than 15 percent of the total number of signatures are invalid channel, “A Country for Living,” referred to a slogan used or if the documents the candidate submitted contain false by the Belarus state propaganda in materials promoting information.32 a positive image of the country, and the mission of Tsikhanousky’s channel was to question that image.27 Very Of the three new candidat. [...] this erosion of the social contract was happening against the backdrop of rising inequality among different social groups Finally, the COVID-19 pandemic, which started in Belarus as well as between the capital and the provinces.100 about two months before the presidential campaign, as well as the reaction of the Belarus government and Lukashenka The demand for a renewed social contract and for the. [...] First, the idea of a fair election and all the actions suggested by The clash of the old and new national Lukashenka’s challengers fell strictly within the actions allowed identities during the 2020 mobilization by the electoral law.124 In contrast to the old opposition, which The new national idea clashed with the old one maintained claimed that the whole system was rigged and called for by Lukas.
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