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Alexander Lukashenko set to win 7th term in Belarus election the opposition calls a farce
The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on Sunday as the country held an orchestrated election virtually guaranteed to give the 70-year-old autocrat yet another term on top of his three decades in power.
Belarus Elections: Lukashenko's Controversial Hold on Power
Belarus conducted an election widely seen as manipulated to extend President Alexander Lukashenko's rule. Critics call it a sham amid a crackdown on opposition, with over 1,300 political prisoners in the country.
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 go to prison as he cast his vote in a election that was set to extend his 31-year rule.
President Alexander Lukashenko votes in Belarus election
The 70-year-old strongman, who has been ruling the country of 9 million since 1994, is all but certain to win a seventh five-year term.
Belarus: Lukashenko poised for 'farce' election victory
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko is set to cruise to victory after more than 30 years in power. Sunday's presidential election has been slammed as a sham, with his rivals broadly seen as government stooges.
West cries foul over Belarus election as Lukashenko eyes seventh term
Belarusians voted on Sunday in an election that was set to hand another five years in power to President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russia's Vladimir Putin.
Lukashenko says critics 'chose' prison as Belarus holds election scorned 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's Long Rule: A Controversial Election in Belarus
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko defended his 31-year rule during a controversial election, dismissing Western ...
Lukashenko Says None Of His Sons Want To Take Over As Belarus President
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Sunday said that none of his three sons would want to take over from him, following rumours that he could be planning to hand over the presidency to them.
Polls open in Belarus - with Alexander Lukashenko set to extend 30-year presidential rule
Citizens were pictured heading to the polls in the country's capital, Minsk. Four opposition candidates appear on ballots, ...
Belarus votes in orchestrated election all but certain to extend the rule of authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko
Belarus votes in orchestrated election all but certain to extend the rule of authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko ...
Lukashenko Set to Extend Power in Highly-Controlled Belarus Vote
Belarusian strongman President Alexander Lukashenko is poised to extend his rule into a fourth decade in a tightly-controlled ...
Lukashenko Says 2020 Protesters Should Repent To Lead Normal Lives In Belarus
Belarusian autocrat Alexander Lukashenko said Sunday that his countrymen who took part in 2020 protests should repent if they do not want problems in employment, while saying authorities were watching ...
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Lukashenko Seeks Easing of Belarus Isolation as He Extends His Long Rule
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. It has called on Belarusians to tick a box that allows them ...
Belarus to get Russian Oreshnik shortly - Lukashenko
Russia Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile system will arrive in Belarus within days President Alexander Lukashenko ...