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Belarus, Lukashenko

Belarus strongman set to win 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.

The New York Times · 21h

His Opponents Sidelined, Lukashenko Is Set for a 7th Term in Belarus

President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, a close ally of Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin, has been making signs of reaching out to the West. He is all but certain to win an election on Sunday.

NBC News · 1d

Belarus' Lukashenko bids for seventh term as president

NBC News’ Yasmin Vossoughian reports on questions surrounding the legitimacy of the Belarus presidential election as Lukashenko tightens his grip on power.

Belarus election set to extend Lukashenko's 30-year rule

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of ‘Europe’s last dictator’

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over 30 years, is poised to extend his rule in an election that concludes Sunday and that the opposition dismisses as a farce.

ABC · 1h

Belarus votes in orchestrated election all but certain to extend the rule of authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko

Times Union · 3h

Alert: Belarus votes in orchestrated election all but certain to extend the rule of authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus votes in orchestrated election all but certain to extend the rule of authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko.

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Presidential election kicks off in Belarus

MINSK -- The presidential election kicked off in Belarus on Sunday with polling stations opening at 8:00 am (0500 GMT) and ...

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Lukashenko frees 15 more prisoners on eve of Belarus election

By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 15 prisoners on Friday in what state media ...

The Victoria Advocate4h

Lukashenko: Belarus's unpredictable autocrat and Putin sidekick

Russian, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko casts himself as a plain-spoken strongman and "president of the ordinary ...

Human Rights Watch1d

No Choice for Voters in Belarus’ Sham Elections

Belarusians will go to the polls for “presidential elections,” an event seen by many as a “sham,” a “no-choice election” ...

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Belarus election: 'There is no alternative to Lukashenko'

January 2025 in Belarus is not one of them. Drive around Minsk and you'll see no big billboards promoting the portraits of ...

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Ahead of election, media group accuses Belarus of crimes against humanity

A crackdown since the contested 2020 election has brought mass arrests, raids and journalists fleeing into exile, analysts ...

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Why Belarus Is Forging Ever-Closer Ties With Russia

After breaking away from a crumbling Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Belarus became increasingly aligned with Russia, unlike ...

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Belarus, Lukashenko

Belarus election set to extend Lukashenko's 30-year rule

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