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Belarus opposition and Western leaders reject election result that extends strongman's rule
Belarus' opposition activists and Western officials on Monday denounced an orchestrated election that extends the more than three-decade rule of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. The country's exiled opposition leader called the result “sheer nonsense.
Belarus ruler claims landslide in 'sham' election
No credible opponents were allowed to run against Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since the 1990s.
Lukashenko heads for massive win in Belarus election scorned by the West
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EU Rejects Election in Belarus and Threatens New Sanctions
Belarus held an orchestrated vote virtually guaranteed to give 70-year-old autocratic President Alexander Lukashenko yet another term on top of his three decades in power. “Today’s sham election in Belarus has been neither free,
EU declares Belarus elections illegitimate
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, said that the elections in Belarus were illegitimate due to falsifications, repressions, and restrictions on citizens' rights.
Exiled Belarusians denounce Lukashenko's sham elections and repression
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who is a close ally of Vladimir Putin and supports his war in Ukraine, is standing for election for the seventh time. View on euronews
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 ...
UK Imposes Sanctions on Belarus
"We are united in our condemnation of the sham presidential elections in Belarus on 26 January and the ongoing human rights ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
What you need to know about the very predictable Belarus elections
The E.U. has called the election a sham, and President Alexander Lukashenko has said he’s “too busy” to even campaign.
Secretary of State Rubio hails release of US prisoner in Belarus as controversy hangs over nation's election
President Donald Trump's new Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that a U.S. citizen imprisoned in Belarus under Joe ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Russia plans closer cooperation with Belarus
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he would seek closer cooperation with Belarus after authoritarian leader ...