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 ...
Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen
Trump, announcing the aid freeze on his first day in office, said all foreign assistance would be evaluated as to whether it ...
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Belarus’ election commission confirms Lukashenko’s victory in presidential election
"No complaints about violations of electoral laws capable of impacting the outcome of the election were received either from citizens or observers during the voting and vote counting," CEC chairman Ig ...
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 ...
After Lukashenko's latest sham election win, exiled Belarusians reflect on lessons learned from 2020's lost revolution
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko declared himself the winner in the country's so-called presidential elections, in ...
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Kremlin backs Lukashenko's 'victory' in Belarus election, dismisses Western criticism
The Kremlin on Jan. 27 welcomed Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko's claimed election victory, dismissing Western ...
Lukashenko extends rule after Belarus election rejected by opposition and EU
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has extended his more than three decades in power after an orchestrated ...
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Belarus election is poised to extend 30-year rule of ‘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 ...
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Lukashenko frees 15 more prisoners on eve of Belarus election
And they're not elections when you already know who will win." Belarus this week accused European politicians of meddling by condemning the vote before it happened. Lukashenko, 70, faces four ...
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Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of 'Europe's last dictator'
Belarus's authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko moved the 2025 presidential election to January to avoid protests, ensuring a likely seventh term. Lukashenko relies heavily on Russian support ...