Spring demonstrations in Belarus did not have any economic dimension but were strictly political protests against President Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s policies. The persistence of the demonstrations raises two questions: how much opposition to the president actually exists in Belarus, and to what lengths will Lukashenka go to suppress it?
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