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Belarus election set to extend Lukashenko's 30-year rule

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.

Sky News on MSN · 2h

Polls open in Belarus - with Alexander Lukashenko set to extend 30-year presidential rule

Citizens were pictured heading to the polls in the country's capital, Minsk. Four opposition candidates appear on ballots, but all are loyal to Mr Lukashenko, and have praised his rule.

The Washington Post · 2d

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

Belarus, Lukashenko

The Associated Press on MSN · 5h

Belarus strongman set to win a 7th term in an election the 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

The New York Times · 1d

His Opponents Sidelined, Lukashenko Is Set for a 7th Term in Belarus

President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, a close ally of Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin, has been making signs of reaching out to the West. He is all but certain to win an election on Sunday.

Bloomberg L.P. · 5h

Lukashenko Set to Extend Power in Highly-Controlled Belarus Vote

Belarusian strongman President Alexander Lukashenko is poised to extend his rule into a fourth decade in a tightly-controlled vote where he faces no opposition.

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Polls open in Belarus presidential election with chance of change at the top slim

Voting started following a period of almost non-existent election fever. In the capital Minsk, there’s an almost total ...

7hon MSN

What you need to know about the very predictable Belarus elections

The E.U. has called the election a sham, and President Alexander Lukashenko has said he’s “too busy” to even campaign.

Lukashenko: Belarus's unpredictable autocrat and Putin sidekick

Russian, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko casts himself as a plain-spoken strongman and "president of the ordinary ...

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Putin Closing In on 'Decades-Long Effort To Annex' Key Ally: ISW

The independent U.S.-based think tank said that the Kremlin is in "the endgame" of its plans to take over its neighbor.

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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 ...

Daily Express US on MSN1d

Putin crony says 'we will see the use of nuclear weapons' in chilling WW3 threat

Vladimir Solovyov, a voice of Russian state media, makes a startling prediction about nuclear weapons that could alter the ...

1don MSN

Putin Ally Issues Warning on Risks of War Between Nuclear Powers

Shoigu, who leads the Kremlin's security council, told Tass, "Amid increased conflict behavior and intensified geopolitical ...

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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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