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
Battle for the heart of Europe. Why does the West see Belarus election as crucial?
Belarus is a buffer state. That is the geography, and there is no escaping it. But Belarus is not just a buffer. Our country is a geopolitical buffer in the center of Europe. We are exactly on the rift of two worlds.
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.
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 further extend his 31-year rule.
What to Know About the Election in Belarus Featuring ‘Europe’s Last Dictator’
Five years since the harsh crackdown on protestors after the 2020 election, critics are readying themselves for Belarus' election in January.
'Europe's last dictator': Belarus election set to extend Lukashenko's 30-year rule
Belarusians will vote on Sunday in a presidential election that is all but certain to see President Alexander Lukashenko win a seventh term. View on euronews
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Belarus Weekly: Belarus to host over 13,000 Russian troops for Zapad-2025 joint military drills
OSCE observers not invited to monitor upcoming presidential election in Belarus. Belarus to host over 13,000 Russian troops ...
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Belarus' MFA gets hold of pre-prepared EU statement on Belarus' election outcomes
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus has obtained a pre-prepared EU statement on the outcomes of Belarus' presidential ...
Poland wants the EU focused on security. Its border with Belarus highlights the challenges
It’s needed, the government in Warsaw says, because Russia and Belarus are waging a particular kind of hybrid warfare: ...
Poland standing on the front line of Russia’s hybrid war with the EU
Russian president Vladimir Putin and his ally in neighbouring Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, have sought to weaponise ...
Ahead of election, media group accuses Belarus of crimes against humanity
A crackdown since the contested 2020 election has brought mass arrests, raids and journalists fleeing into exile, analysts ...
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No Choice for Voters in Belarus’ Sham Elections
Belarusians will go to the polls for “presidential elections,” an event seen by many as a “sham,” a “no-choice election” ...
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Belarus accuses Europe of ‘gross interference’ in its upcoming presidential election
European Parliament resolution a ‘gross interference in electoral processes of sovereign state,’ says Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesman - Anadolu Ajansı ...
What another Lukashenko ‘victory’ will mean for Europe’s security – and that of Belarus’ citizenry
Belarus under Lukashenko has become embroiled in the battle between NATO-backed Western Europe and Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Meanwhile, Belarus’ record on human rights – and its complicity in Russia’s ...
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Inside Belarus’ secret program to undermine the EU
Intercepted phone calls and documents obtained by POLITICO reveal how Alexander Lukashenko’s regime weaponized migration.