Public opinion: back to reality
Journal: Белорусский ежегодник
Year: 2016

In 2015, the decline in living standards which had replaced the stagnation of 2014, affected public attitudes and the results of the presidential election. Although according to the polls Aleksandr Lukashenko managed to get 50% of the votes, the 2015 election results were the worst during his presidency. The ‘Ukrainian factor’ was still active and helped to distract attention from the decline in living standards as compared to the situation of the southern neighbors, but it had less impact than