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Lukashenko wins 7th term in Belarus election

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

The New York Times · 1d

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.

Barron's · 21h

Polls Open In Belarus With Lukashenko Set To Extend 30-year Rule

Belarusians began voting on Sunday, with President Alexander Lukashenko expected to cruise to victory unchallenged for a seventh term, prolonging his three-decade authoritarian rule.

Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko

The New York Times · 8h

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 of a leader whose country is considered Russia’s staunchest ally.

Reuters · 57m

Lukashenko pockets massive win in Belarus election scorned by the West

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule with a massive win in a presidential election that Western governments have rejected as a sham, according to preliminary results on Monday.

Associated Press · 21h

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.

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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 ...

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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 ...

2don MSN

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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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 ...

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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 ...

TASS3d

Russia certain to shield Belarus against any security threat during elections — ambassador

TASS/. Russia will provide assistance to Belarus, if need be, should it face any security threat during early voting for president currently underway in the republic, Russian Ambassador to ...

Channel 4 News2d

‘No stability in the region without a democratic Belarus’, says exiled opposition leader

A close ally of Vladimir Putin, Lukashenko has been nicknamed Europe’s last dictator, and has brutally cracked down on opposition figures and made the country a key staging ground for Russia’s war in ...

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EU rejects election in Belarus and threatens new sanctions

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union rejected the election in Belarus on Sunday as illegitimate and threatened new sanctions.

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