There is no alternative to Lukashenko

Lukashenko: Before 2025 election, ‘still afraid of the people’
As Belarus votes amid repression, what drives Alexander Lukashenko, the president likely to secure a seventh term.
Lukashenko frees 15 more prisoners on eve of Belarus election
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 15 prisoners on Friday in what state media called a humanitarian gesture, two days before an election in which he is set to extend his 31-year rule.
Belarus election: 'There is no alternative to Lukashenko'
January 2025 in Belarus is not one of them. Drive around Minsk and you'll see no big billboards promoting the portraits of candidates. There is little campaigning. The grey skies and sleet of a Belarusian winter add to an overriding sense of inactivity.
Belarus: Putin's ally Lukashenko frees eight political prisoners in 'act of mercy' before elections
Belarus has more than 1,000 political prisoners, many of them detained during the mass protests that erupted after Lukashenko’s contentious re-election in 2020
Belarusian leader Lukashenko pardons 15 more people on eve of election
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 15 prisoners on Friday in what state media called a humanitarian gesture, two days before an election in which he is set to extend his 31-year rule.
Lukashenko's Election Ploy: Pardons as Power Play
Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 15 prisoners as a gesture before an election expected to extend his long rule. Critics call the election a sham with key opposition jailed. Lukashenko faces no serious challengers and aims to improve ties with the West amid heavy sanctions.
‘They’re not elections when you already know who will win’ – Lukashenko pardons 15 prisoners ahead of ‘sham’ vote in Belarus
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 15 prisoners yesterday in what state media called a humanitarian gesture, two days before an election in which he is set to further extend his 31-year rule.
Exiled Rival Accuses Lukashenko of Playing 'Game' With Prisoners Before Belarus Election
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has accused Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of playing games with the West by drip-feeding releases of political prisoners ahead of an election on Sunday in which he is set to extend his 31-year rule.
Lukashenko pardons 15 more prisoners before Belarus election
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned another 15 prisoners shortly before the country's presidential election this weekend, state media reported on Friday. The state news agency BelTa reported that the released prisoners include eight who are serving sentences for extremism,
Belarus’ Lukashenko Is a Shoo-In for His Seventh Election as President
Belarusians go to the polls this weekend to vote in a presidential election that is almost certain to see incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko returned to office for a seventh term. The country was rocked by the largest mass protests since independence in the massively falsified previous elections in August 2020,
Belarus elections: how likely is an information blackout?
People are reportedly downloading VPN services ahead of Sunday's elections to be able to navigate potential disruptions. Here ...
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 ...
'The reappointment of a dictator by a dictator': Lukashenko set for 7th term as Belarusian president
Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for 31 years, is set for a new five-year term in an election that an exiled ...
Belarusian Autocrat Lukashenko Eyes Seventh Mandate
Belarusians vote on Sunday in a presidential election to extend Alexander Lukashenko's 30-year stranglehold on power in which ...