Its better to be a dictator than gay

“They call me a dictator, but I say: it’s better to be a dictator than to live against nature,” Lukashenko declared, according to the state-run news agency Belta. Belarusian government. “Our ‘dictatorship’ does not prevent anyone from living and developing.”.

The mercurial Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko lashed out Sunday at recent sanctions imposed by Europe over his rights record by saying he would rather be branded a dictator than be gay.

Diplomats said at the time the sanctions would be imposed on officials "involved in repression" after the vote. BERLIN -- Alexander Lukashenko, the authoritarian president of Belarus, on Sunday criticized EU politicians who have threatened him with sanctions and in an apparent riposte to the German foreign.

“They call me a dictator, but I say: it’s better to be a dictator than to live against nature,” Lukashenko declared, according to the state-run news agency Belta. Mr Lukashenko has been in power for nearly two decades. BERLIN -- Alexander Lukashenko, the authoritarian president of Belarus, on Sunday criticized EU politicians who have threatened him with sanctions and in an apparent riposte to the German foreign.

His remarks were widely interpreted as a jab at LGBTQ+ rights advocates in Europe, a recurring theme in his speeches. As he marks 25 years in office, here are some key facts about Alexander Lukashenko. Mr Westerwelle responded by saying Mr Lukashenko's statement spoke "for itself". More on this story. It followed disputed elections in Decemberand the arrest of four opposition candidates. Last month, the EU extended its blacklist of Belarusian officials, adding 21 names to the list, which already included more than individuals.

His remarks were widely interpreted as a jab at LGBTQ+ rights advocates in Europe, a recurring theme in his speeches. Belarussia's Alexander Lukashenko on Sunday criticized EU politicians who have threatened him with further sanctions and in an apparent riposte to the German Foreign Minister's branding him. More than people were detained, including seven of the candidates, after protests against what international monitors said was a rigged election.

EU recalls ambassadors to Belarus. “Our ‘dictatorship’ does not prevent anyone from living and developing.”. Belarussia's Alexander Lukashenko on Sunday criticized EU politicians who have threatened him with further sanctions and in an apparent riposte to the German Foreign Minister's branding him. Mr Westerwelle complained of human rights abuses in Belarus last week, calling Mr Lukashenko's government "the last dictatorship in Europe''.

As he marks 25 years in office, here are some key facts about Alexander Lukashenko. German government. Related internet links. Lukashenko, notorious for his highly conservative values, upbraided Berlin in turn by reminding Westerwelle of Germany’s Nazi past saying it was better to be a dictator than to be gay. The German government has said a remark by the president of Belarus that he would rather be a dictator than gay says more about him than anything else.

Lukashenko, notorious for his highly conservative values, upbraided Berlin in turn by reminding Westerwelle of Germany’s Nazi past saying it was better to be a dictator than to be gay.