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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Firstpost · 9h

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

devdiscourse · 9h

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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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: 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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Belarusian Autocrat Lukashenko Eyes Seventh Mandate

Belarusians vote on Sunday in a presidential election to extend Alexander Lukashenko's 30-year stranglehold on power in which ...

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Lukashenko seeks to improve relations with West and stay in power for seventh time - Reuters

The self-proclaimed dictator of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is trying not to lose relations with the aggressor country of ...

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Belarus' election spectacle: A facade of control and power

On January 26, presidential "elections" will occur in Belarus, which experts describe as an empty spectacle and a ...

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An imprisoned Nobel laureate underscores human rights abuses in Belarus

Ales Bialiatski, a human rights advocate who won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Belarus ...

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