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

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.

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Lukashenko seeks easing of Belarus isolation as he extends his long rule

Five candidates' names will appear on the ballot for a presidential election in Belarus on Sunday, but for the past 31 years there has only been one winner. In power since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko is assured of a new five-year term in a vote that the exiled opposition describes as a sham.

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What to Know About the Election in Belarus Featuring ‘Europe’s Last Dictator’

Five years since the harsh crackdown on protestors after the 2020 election, critics are readying themselves for Belarus' election in January.

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Lukashenko frees 15 more prisoners on eve of Belarus election

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 15 prisoners on Friday in what state media called a humanitarian gesture, two days before an election in which he is set to extend his 31-year rule.

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Belarus: Putin's ally Lukashenko frees eight political prisoners in 'act of mercy' before elections

Belarus has more than 1,000 political prisoners, many of them detained during the mass protests that erupted after Lukashenko’s contentious re-election in 2020

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Belarus’ Lukashenko Is a Shoo-In for His Seventh Election as President

Belarusians go to the polls this weekend to vote in a presidential election that is almost certain to see incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko returned to office for a seventh term. The country was rocked by the largest mass protests since independence in the massively falsified previous elections in August 2020,

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Lukashenko: We will do our utmost to ensure peace, stability in Belarus

We will do our best to ensure peace, calm and stability in Belarus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he ...

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Lukashenko: we’ll do everything to ensure peace, tranquillity and stability in Belarus

Belarus will preserve the dictatorship of order, justice, kindness and respect for people, first of all for people of labour, President ...

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Belarus Protests

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Lukashenko: Belarus will always follow path of true democracy

Belarus will always follow the path of true democracy and respect for human rights, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko ...

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Lukashenko: life in Belarus is equal opportunities for all

Life in Belarus means equal opportunities for everyone – as stated by President Aleksandr Lukashenko at the final concert of the ...

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Belarus: ahead of sham election, RSF files ICC complaint for Lukashenko’s crimes against humanity targeting journalists

After five years of inflicting an unprecedented crackdown on the press, Alexander Lukashenko is set to run for a seventh ...

Belarus' Lukashenko says Trump's executive orders show 'serious instability' in US

President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily suspending all U.S. foreign assistance programs for 90 days ...

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At the Poland-Belarus border, security and migration merge into one

Poland has reframed the debate on migration through the lenses of national security, forcing the EU to change its tune. View ...

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