Belarus leader dubs democracy 'nauseating'

Belarus’ authoritarian leader claims his country is “so democratic, it’s just nauseating”, adding to concerns that a crackdown on political opponents after disputed elections and an underground bombing that killed 13 people is set to intensify.

President Alexander Lukashenko used a parliamentary address to also accuse unspecified foreign forces of trying to destabilise the ex-Soviet nation through political and economic pressure, a familiar tactic critics say he uses to deflect responsibility for an economy in freefall.