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 ...
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Lukashenko set to win a 7th term in Belarus presidential election that the opposition calls a farce
“It’s better to have a dictatorship like in Belarus than a democracy like Ukraine,” Lukashenko said in his characteristic ...
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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 ... Mr. Lukashenko was dubbed “Europe’s last dictator” early in his tenure, and he has lived up to that nickname, harshly silencing ...
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 ...
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‘Belarus cannot be left behind’: West urged not to abandon Ukraine’s neighbour ahead of ‘sham’ election
The West must not recognise “sham” Belarusian elections on Sunday that will inevitably extend the 31-year rule of dictator Alexander Lukashenko, or sacrifice the country to Russia amid efforts ...
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Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of 'Europe's last dictator'
President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus delivers a speech at the Belarusian Interior Ministry special forces base in Minsk, Belarus, on Dec. 30, 2020 (Maxim Guchek/BelTA Pool Photo via AP ...
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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 ...
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Belarus election poised to extend 30-year rule of Lukashenko, ‘Europe’s last dictator’
The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner with 80 per cent of the vote. That triggered cries of fraud ...