Belarusian Opposition Politician Tsikhanouskaya Says She Is Ready to Lead Nation

Belarusian Opposition Politician Tsikhanouskaya Says She Is Ready to Lead Nation
Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya addresses the nation in an unknown location in Lithuania, in this still image taken from handout video released on Aug. 17, 2020. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Headquarters/Handout via Reuters
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MINSK—Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said on Monday she was ready to lead Belarus and called for the creation of a legal mechanism to ensure that a new fair presidential election could be held.

Speaking in a video address from Lithuania, she also urged security and law enforcement officers to switch sides from President Alexander Lukashenko’s government, saying their past behaviour would be forgiven if they did so now.