Who is “Europe’s last dictator”?

The Economist
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Published 2024-02-29
Four years ago Belarus’s dictator, Alexander Lukashenko, stole a presidential election. Belarusians have just voted again, in parliamentary and local polls. This time there was little chance of a repeat of the protests that followed the rigged vote in 2020. How has Mr Lukashenko tightened his grip?

00:00 - Why Lukashenko is called “Europe’s last dictator”
00:57 - How Lukashenko came to power
01:29 - Why Lukashenko is dependent on Putin

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All Comments (21)
  • @SueFerreira75
    Why on earth would you think dictators are going away?
  • @PaladinMagellan
    It is the last of the official dictators in Europe but not the unofficial ones
  • @tanaka5395
    Fun fact the Canadian economy is more dependent on the US, than Belarus economy is too Russia
  • @Neutralino
    Definitely not “last” with Putin about.
  • @Anymous578
    0:01 “some call him Europes last dictator” Putin: “Am I a Joke to you?”
  • @xlynx9
    There's at least four dictators in Europe right now.
  • @SKIPPY20
    PUTIN: WELL HE'S MY PUPPET SO WHAT DOES THAT MAKE ME?
  • @necro_ware
    Last? What about Putin, Erdogan, Orban? I think Lukashenko is not half as dangerous as the others. He is an absolute horror for his own people, but the others are even a bigger threat for the whole world. And the trend is currently raising, in Europe just as over the ocean.
  • @alexgut1everything
    Actually and unfortunately not the last. Putin is the first one. And also some EU leaders "play" in the same game,such as Orban,for example, and etc. But,yeap, he'll be last... Whom Putin would like to eat,if not only China will eat Russia first and faster (And this is happening now...)
  • @ro6742
    FYI The Economist is anything BUT independent.
  • @Thomas.Deverell
    Russia and Turkey are also partly Europe, so he isn’t the last dictator.
  • @estujav
    It has been over a month since the economist last posted a video, why is that?
  • @rfan5158
    I would say he's more like one of Europe's first dictators