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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.

scmp.com · 4h

Belarus election poised to extend 30-year rule of Lukashenko, ‘Europe’s last dictator’

With opponents jailed or exiled, Alexander Lukashenko has also brought polling forward, with protests considered less likely in frigid weather.

Newsweek on MSN · 6h

Belarus Election Set to Extend 'Europe's Last Dictator's' 30-Year Rule

Belarus is on the brink of extending the 30-year rule of its authoritarian leader, President Alexander Lukashenko, who is poised to secure a seventh term in a presidential election slated for January 2025. Newsweek has reached out to the Belarus government for comment via email.

The Moscow Times on MSN · 9h

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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Firstpost · 4h

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

Reuters on MSN · 4h

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.

devdiscourse · 5h

Lukashenko's Iron Grip: Belarus' Tumultuous Path to Election

Belarus' upcoming election, advanced from 2025, sees Alexander Lukashenko poised for a seventh term amidst a harsh suppression of dissent since 2020. Relying heavily on Russian support and hosting Russian tactical nuclear weapons,

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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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Foreign Ministry on presidential election in Belarus: Ukraine sees no prerequisites for resuming contacts with Lukashenko

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, regarding the presidential election scheduled for January 26 in Belarus, noted ...

Belarus to witness presidential election this week, Lukashenko likely to grab seventh term

Lukashenko, who has ruled the country since 1994, moved the election from August to January, reducing the likelihood of mass ...

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Belarus has 35.99 pct turnout after 4 days of presidential early voting

MINSK, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Belarusian Central Election Commission (CEC) said Friday 35.99 percent of eligible voters have cast their ballots after four days of early voting in the presidential ...

TASS5h

Belarusian extremists plotting provocations with help of Kiev, West — Russian diplomat

Boris Gryzlov recalled numerous media reports about insidious plots against Belarus, up to large-scale operations geared toward seizing power or part of its territory ...

RSF11h

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 ...

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