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Belarus strongman wins a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is all but certain to extend his more than three decades in power in Sunday’s election that is rejected by the opposition as a farce after years of sweeping repressions.

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Election in Belarus called a ‘sham’ by opposition and European leaders

In Belarus, strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko has been in power for more than 30 years. Over the weekend, Lukashenko participated in his seventh election claiming to have won decisively. The Belarusian opposition in exile,

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Belarus’s Strong-Arm Leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko, Cruises to Re-election

Europe’s longest-serving leader won re-election in a contest widely believe to have been rigged. The result cements the power of a leader whose country is considered Russia’s staunchest ally.

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Belarus opposition and Western leaders reject election result that extends strongman’s rule

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has extended his more than three decades in power in an orchestrated weekend election that the opposition and the European Union rejected as a farce.

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Teflon Lukashenko is elected again in Belarus. What now?

Belarus’ strongman President Aleksandr Lukashenko secured his seventh term with an expected 87.6% of the vote, extending his ...

Belarus president set to extend 30-year rule as critics slam ‘sham’ election

Belarusians are voting in a closely-managed presidential election that is all but certain to extend the one-man rule of ...

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BRICS seen as secure foothold for Belarus

First of all, it is a good platform for us to develop positions together with key political partners on the main items on the ...

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Belarus releases American woman who was detained last month "as gesture of goodwill"

President Alexander Lukashenko, often dubbed "Europe's last dictator," offered to free Anastassia Nuhfer whose arrest was ...

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The Belarus ‘election’ raises the question: When will Lukashenka step down?

The result in the presidential elections was all too predictable. But has a power transition already begun? And can the West ...

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FM explains reasons behind EU’s decision not to recognize election in Belarus

"All necessary conditions and a calm environment were created for the voters, so that they could cast their votes without any coercion,” Maksim Ryzhenkov said.

Lukashenko says critics 'chose' jail as Belarus holds election derided by West

MINSK (Reuters) -Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Sunday that some of his political opponents had "chosen" to ...

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Lukashenko wins Belarus election with 87.6 per cent of vote: exit poll

EU said it will not lift sanctions against Alexander Lukashenko’s government following ‘sham’ presidential elections.

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Silence and suspicion on Belarus's border with Ukraine

Near a border checkpoint between Belarus and Ukraine, anti-tank spikes and concrete pyramids block what was once a bustling ...

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