Following the eventual departure of Alexander Lukashenko, leadership of the Republic of Belarus will transfer to the Security Council, journalist Tatyana Martynova reported in an interview on YouTube with Yuri Bibik.
Martynova stated that a previously enacted decree dictates this transition. “On this case there is a decree. He adopted it once,” Martynova said, according to Dialog.ua.
“I don’t remember the number of this decree, but it states that at the moment of his sudden death, no matter from what, power passes to the Security Council and the Security Council, as a provisional government, manages the Republic of Belarus until the next elections are organized,” Martynova said.
Alexander Volfovich currently serves as the chairman of that Security Council, a figure described by Martynova as a creation of the Kremlin, Dialog.ua reported.
When Lukashenko previously raised the prospect of passing power by inheritance in the manner of Ramzan Kadyrov, a negative comparison was drawn by Moscow, according to Dialog.ua.
“When Lukashenko in a personal conversation gave an example and said that I want the right to transfer power by inheritance like Kadyrov, he was told that both Ramzan Kadyrov and Akhmat Kadyrov always served Russia, unlike you,” Martynova stated.
That conversation occurred in 2020, according to Martynova, who added that a supervisor constantly stands behind Lukashenko, while his eldest son, Viktor, is considered a pro-Russian figure, Dialog.ua reported.
Martynova ruled out the possibility of power passing to Lukashenko’s youngest son, Nikolai. “Have you heard a single interview with Nikolai, the youngest son of Alexander Lukashenko? No? Why? Maybe because he is mentally retarded,” Martynova said, as reported by Dialog.ua.
Describing Nikolai’s upbringing, Martynova noted his musical talent on the piano while pointing to behavioral traits she observed from limited public appearances, according to Dialog.ua.
