'A Shock,' 'A Disgrace': Belarusians Respond To Alyaksandr Lukashenka's Secret Presidential Inauguration

Belarusians interviewed in Minsk by RFE/RL's Belarusian Service after Alyaksandr Lukashenka's surprise September 23 presidential inauguration largely scoffed at the unannounced, closed-door ceremony. The event suggests that Lukashenka, in power since 1994, is afraid of his own people, most said.