BRIEFING Belarus Change Tracker(election edition) Expert Assessments BELARUS CHANGE TRACKER (election edition) Artyom Shraibman, Lev Lvovskiy, Henadz Korshunau, Alesia Rudnik, Philipp Bikanau December 2024 Lukashenka’s cult of personality has intensified, and elections have turned into a mere formality. Economic growth has been replaced by stagnation, but the authorities ignore this. During elections, the authorities covertly increase pressure on society. 1