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 ...
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, ...
Belarus' Lukashenko bids for seventh term as president
NBC News’ Yasmin Vossoughian reports on questions surrounding the legitimacy of the Belarus presidential election as ...
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 ...
Exiled rival accuses Lukashenko of playing 'game' with prisoners before Belarus election
Exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has accused Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of playing games with ...
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No Choice for Voters in Belarus’ Sham Elections
Belarusians will go to the polls for “presidential elections,” an event seen by many as a “sham,” a “no-choice election” ...
'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 ...
Ahead of election, media group accuses Belarus of crimes against humanity
A crackdown since the contested 2020 election has brought mass arrests, raids and journalists fleeing into exile, analysts ...
Belarus election: 'There is no alternative to Lukashenko'
The outcome of the 2025 presidential election is not in doubt. Alexander Lukashenko, once dubbed "Europe's last dictator," ...
Lukashenko Seeks Easing of Belarus Isolation as He Extends His Long Rule
In power since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko is assured of a new five-year term in a vote that the exiled opposition describes ...
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Belarus heads into first presidential election since 2020 crackdown on dissent
Early voting gets underway in Belarus's presidential election, which promises to see the extension of President Alexander Lukashenko's 30-year rule. An unprecedented protest movement that rose up ...