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.
Britain, Canada respond to Belarus' 'sham' presidential election with sanctions
Britain and Canada have imposed sanctions targeting the regime of Belarus' dictator president, Alexander Lukashenko, following his disputed election over the weekend to a seventh term.
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 weekend election that the opposition and the European Union rejected as a farce.
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 declared him the winner of a presidential election that Western governments rejected as a sham.
Belarus ruler claims landslide in 'sham' election
No credible opponents were allowed to run against Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since the 1990s.
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.
Lukashenko set to extend rule as Belarus holds stage-managed election
Belarus is holding a presidential election in which the outcome is all but certain: a seventh term for authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Around 6.9 million people are eligible to vote in the former Soviet republic closely aligned with Moscow,
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 ...
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Kochanova on election results: people supported Belarus’ development strategy chosen by President
The people supported Belarus’ development strategy chosen by Aleksandr Lukashenko – as noted by Chairperson of the Council of the ...
'Don't overdo it, Steve': BBC journalist in testy exchange with Belarus president
After an election win which has been widely criticised as illegitimate, Alexander Lukashenko faced questions from the BBC's ...
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Lukashenko secures 7th term as president of Belarus
Incumbent wins 86.82% of the vote, according to preliminary election results cited by state news agency - Anadolu Ajansı ...
Belarus releases American woman who was detained last month "as gesture of goodwill"
President Alexander Lukashenko, often dubbed "Europe's last dictator," offered to free Anastassia Nuhfer whose arrest was ...
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Lukashenko reflects on who can be Belarus' president
Earlier, the head of state had repeatedly said that power would be transferred to a new generation. “When I say 'the young ...
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 ...
Minister Joly announces new sanctions in response to fraudulent presidential election and ongoing human rights violations in Belarus
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions against 10 ...