Alexander Lukashenko, the autocratic leader of Belarus who claimed victory in another election derided as a sham, played a "dirty game" in releasing an American hostage to coincide with the ballot, the country's opposition has told Newsweek.
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 Western governments rejected as a sham.
After Lukashenko's latest sham election win, exiled Belarusians reflect on lessons learned from 2020's lost revolution
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko re-elected in vote decried as 'sham' by opposition, Western leaders
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Alexander Lukashenko wins 7th term in Belarus election the opposition calls a farce
The E.U. has called Sunday’s election a sham. Lukashenko, running virtually unopposed, said he was “too busy” to even campaign.
As Belarus votes amid repression, what drives Alexander Lukashenko, the president likely to secure a seventh term.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is projected to take victory in the virtually uncontested election by a greater margin than he did in 2020.
Final votes are still being counted, and the result isn't expected to be released until later on Monday, but state television predicted Lukashenko would win with almost 88% of the vote. #EuropeNews
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Lukashenko says critics 'chose' jail as Belarus holds election derided by WestMINSK - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Sunday that some of his political opponents had \"chosen\" to go to prison as he cast his vote in a election that was set to extend his 31-year rule.
Exit polls have Alexander Lukashenko on track to extend his 31 year rule with nearly 88% of the vote. Western governments have slammed the vote as a sham, with Lukashenko's rivals broadly seen as government stooges.
MINSK: Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko was on track to extend his 31 year rule with 87.6 percent of the vote in a presidential election on Sunday (Jan 26), according to an exit
As an East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who seized the city of Goma extended their advance on Wednesday, and Congo said it planned a campaign to recover lost territory.
When Alexander Lukashenko emerged victorious from Belarus's presidential election in 2020, protesters came out on the streets to accuse him of election fraud and call for his resignation. But as
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