Belarus election: how ‘Europe’s last dictator’ held onto power as his opponents were jailed or exiled
The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The ...
Lukashenko sweeps to victory in Belarus after stage-managed election
Alexander Lukashenko, Europe’s longest-serving leader, has extended his 31-year rule in Belarus after being declared the ...
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 ...
Belarus strongman wins a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce
The 70-year-old strongman, who has been ruling the country of 9 million since 1994, is all but certain ... his ballot in the ...
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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Belarus' President Lukashenko extends rule after election rejected by opposition, EU
Belarus' 2020 election, which was also called a sham by dissenters, triggered months of unprecedented protests in the country. Lukashenko has been in power since 1994 and has relied on subsidies ...
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Belarus strongman and Putin’s closest ally set to win a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce
His iron-fisted rule since 1994 — Lukashenko took office two ... The European Union rejected the election in Belarus on Sunday as illegitimate and threatened new sanctions.
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Lukashenko sweeps to victory in Belarus after stage-managed election
Alexander Lukashenko, Europe’s longest-serving leader, has extended his 31-year rule in Belarus ... election and faced the greatest threat to his regime since he came to power in 1994, Sunday ...
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Belarus strongman wins a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce
His iron-fisted rule since 1994 — Lukashenko took office two ... The European Union rejected the election in Belarus on Sunday as illegitimate and threatened new sanctions.
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Belarus strongman wins a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce
His iron-fisted rule since 1994 — Lukashenko took office two ... stands at an agitation picket ahead of presidential elections in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. Credit: AP/Pavel ...