KYIV – The president of Belarus said Friday that he would not remain in the post he has held for more than 26 years if his country adopts a new constitution.However, President Alexander Lukashenko did not describe the amendments he is seeking or give a timeline for when a new constitution might be adopted.Lukashenko has repeatedly raised the prospect of a new constitution since the Aug.
9 presidential election in which he won a sixth term produced protests demanding his resignation. The Belarusian political opposition and some poll workers have alleged the election was rigged.
The opposition views the talk of constitutional revisions as a delaying tactic aimed at sapping the momentum of the near-daily protests, which have occurred.