Belarus election: how ‘Europe’s last dictator’ held onto power as his opponents were jailed or exiled
The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The ...
Putin ally Lukashenko declared winner in Belarus election scorned by the West as a sham
Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials ...
Lukashenko sweeps to victory in Belarus after stage-managed election
Alexander Lukashenko, Europe’s longest-serving leader, has extended his 31-year rule in Belarus after being declared the ...
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 ...
Belarus opposition and Western leaders reject election result that extends strongman’s rule
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has extended his more than three decades in power in an orchestrated ...
Belarus strongman wins 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 ...
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 ...
Lukashenko heads for massive win in Belarus election scorned by the West
As an East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who ...
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 ...
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Belarus After Its Presidential Election
In the aftermath of Belarus’ January 2025 presidential election, our panelists will discuss the election’s significance for ...
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 ...
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The Belarus ‘election’ raises the question: When will Lukashenka step down?
However, that media will not alone be sufficient to affect the transition. At least 200,000 people have left Belarus since the 2020 election, and a significant share of them constitute the most active ...