From: George Sherwood 

On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:18:43 +0000, Adam wrote:

>
>>>Stability is what's important.  A bit like why in your country people
>>>gerrymander senate/congressional seats etc.
>>>
>>>Don't much like the person m'self but obviously the Belarus seem to love
>>>him......
>>>
>>
>> LMAO. So you really believe this is the will of the people there?
>>
>> George
>
> Partly.
>
> I would have been curious to see what a really free & fair election
> would have been but hey that's treu wrt Azerbaijan etc as well.

I don't even think the two were comparable.  In Belarus observers where
denied visas at the border, Georgia was accused of terrorism and its
observers sent home.  Even the Russian papers figured that Lukashenko only
had between 25-50% support.  How does that turn in such a great victory
margin?  In Azerbaijan the ruling party just barely got half the seats. For
Lukashenko this would have been unacceptable.  Even the EU is looking at
sanctions.


> However wrt the people..I know that a lot of the Belarus cherish
> stability over uncertainty & frankly think all pols are the same & that
> in reality it doens't matter who you vote for you always get the go. I
> mean look at Georgia & the Ukraine, what improvement to the man in the
> street has there been thanks to the Orange & Rose revolutions?

I know the Georgian's are very happy to be free of the Soviet style rule.

George

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