Putin ally Lukashenko declared winner of Belarus vote that West calls a charade
Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials ...
Lukashenko re-elected in vote decried as 'sham' by opposition, Western leaders
Many Western leaders are decrying Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election victory Sunday, calling it a sham ...
Release of US Citizen Part of Lukashenko's 'Dirty Game' Against West: Rival
The day before, Belarus released American citizen Anastassia Nuhfer, who had been arrested in December 2024, U.S. Secretary ...
Belarus' President Lukashenko extends rule after election rejected by opposition, EU
Belarus held an orchestrated election over the weekend that the opposition and the EU rejected as a farce, extending President Lukashenko's more than 30 years in power.
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His Opponents Sidelined, Lukashenko Is Set for a 7th Term in Belarus
Many Belarusians say that the pardons Mr. Lukashenko has been issuing are at least one bright spot. But Ms. Tikhanovskaya, whose husband has been in jail in Belarus for over four years ...
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Lukashenko: Before 2025 election, ‘still afraid of the people’
At the onset of the war in eastern Ukraine in 2014, Belarus positioned itself as a neutral mediator, with Lukashenko flip-flopping over the question of the Crimean Peninsula, annexed by Russia ...
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Is Lukashenko's youngest son next in line to rule Belarus?
"We must prepare our children who will take over, protect and cherish Belarus," he said on January 7 during a visit to a church in Logoisk, near the capital, Minsk. "Lukashenko dreams of Nikolai ...
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Lukashenko seeks easing of Belarus isolation as he extends his long rule
Exiled opposition calls Sunday's election a sham No sign of 70-year-old preparing to hand over power Lukashenko sends signal to EU with prisoner releases End to Russia-Ukraine war could ease his ...
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'The reappointment of a dictator by a dictator': Lukashenko set for 7th term as Belarusian president
It seems Lenin isn't the only leader he admires. Presidential incumbent Alexander Lukashenko appears to have achieved hero status too. "We call him Bat'ka," says Sergei Syrankov, referring to ...
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What to Know About the Election in Belarus Featuring ‘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 ...
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko re-elected in vote decried as 'sham' by opposition, Western leaders
Many Western leaders are decrying Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election victory Sunday, calling it a sham ...
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'Europe's last dictator': Belarus election set to extend Lukashenko's 30-year rule
Belarus concludes its presidential election on Sunday, but the winner is already beyond doubt. The outcome has been consistent for the past 30 years. Since 1994, one man's name — Alexander ...