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Belarus strongman extends his rule

Belarus’s Alexander Lukashenko set to extend his 30-year rule

The E.U. has called Sunday’s election a sham. Lukashenko, running virtually unopposed, said he was “too busy” to even campaign.

CNN · 1d

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 Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994 and Europe’s longest-serving leader.

The Associated Press on MSN · 3h

Belarus strongman extends his rule after an election rejected by the opposition and the EU

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.

Belarus, Putin and Lukashenko

CNN · 6h

Putin ally Lukashenko declared winner of Belarus vote that West calls a charade

Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials declared him the winner of a presidential election that Western governments rejected as a sham.

The Associated Press on MSN · 15h

Belarus strongman set to win 7th term in election 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 o

Newsweek on MSN · 22h

Putin Ally Lukashenko Projected to Secure Unsurprising 7th Term in Belarus

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is projected to take victory in the virtually uncontested election by a greater margin than he did in 2020.

1hon MSN

Canada imposes sanctions on Belarus, cites human rights abuses

Canada said on Monday it would impose sanctions on 10 individuals and 12 entities in Belarus, citing what it called "gross ...

21h

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 ...

Chatham House4h

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 prevent continuing Kremlin domination in the country?

19hon MSN

Belarus frees American woman from detention as strongman leader looks to extend 30-year rule

Belarus “unilaterally” freed an American woman, Anastassia Nuhfer, from detention, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...

TASS16h

Belarusian Interior Minister says country never had such calm election before

MINSK, January 27. /TASS/. Belarus has never seen such a calm presidential election and campaign, Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakov said.

Investing2d

Lukashenko frees 15 more prisoners on eve of Belarus election

Since then, the EU and United States have refused to recognise him as the legitimate leader of Belarus. He denies ...

'Get Them Out': Freed Belarus Prisoners Fear For Those Still Inside

Having missed almost four years of her son's life while incarcerated in a Belarusian prison, Irina Schastnaya still wants to ...

TASS20h

Final voter turnout at Belarus’ presidential election stood at 85.7% — CEC

MINSK, January 26. /TASS/. The final voter turnout at Belarus’ presidential election as of 8:00 p.m. local time (5:00 p.m. GMT) was 85.7%, head of the country’s Central Election Commission (CEC) Igor ...

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