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.
Alexander Lukashenko claims victory in Belarus election rejected as sham
Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled the ex-Soviet state for 31 years, held a four-hour press conference musing that some of his opponents "chose prison", after winning 88 per cent of the vote.
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
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.
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 Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994 and Europe’s longest-serving leader.
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
Belarus’s Alexander Lukashenko set to extend his 30-year rule
The E.U. has called Sunday’s election a sham. Lukashenko, running virtually unopposed, said he was “too busy” to even campaign.
Lukashenko extends three-decade Belarus rule, West denounces vote
Belarus autocrat Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994, won a seventh consecutive term in office Sunday in an election denounced by the European Union and the exiled opposition.
Belarus frees US woman as strongman leader looks to extend 30-year rule
Belarus has “unilaterally” freed an American woman from detention, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Sunday, as the Kremlin-allied country held an orchestrated election poised to give strongman President Alexander Lukashenko yet another term on top of his three decades in power.
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 ...
Minister Joly announces new sanctions in response to fraudulent presidential election and ongoing human rights violations in Belarus
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions against 10 ...
UK sanctions Belarus officials and defence firms after 'sham election'
Britain’s foreign office on Monday said it had sanctioned six Belarus individuals and three defence sector firms, a day after ...
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Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of 'Europe's last dictator'
The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner with 80% of the vote. That triggered cries of fraud, months of ...
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Belarus election poised to extend 30-year rule of 'Europe's last dictator'
The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner with 80% of the vote. That triggered cries of fraud, months of ...
Putin’s pal Lukashenko ‘wins’ sham Belarus election with 87% of vote…& will let Vlad deploy ‘unstoppable’ new missiles
VLADIMIR Putin’s best pal has ‘won’ a sham election with 87 per cent of the vote and is now set to host the Russian ...
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 ...