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Belarus President to extend his 30-year rule

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Belarus opposition and Western leaders reject election result that extends strongman's rule

Belarus' opposition activists and Western officials on Monday denounced an orchestrated election that extends the more than three-decade rule of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. The country's exiled opposition leader called the result “sheer nonsense.

Belarus president set to extend 30-year rule as critics slam ‘sham’ election

Belarusians are voting in a closely-managed presidential election that is all but certain to extend the one-man rule of Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994 and Europe’s longest-serving leader.

The New York Times · 1d

Belarus’s Strong-Arm Leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko, Cruises to Re-election

Europe’s longest-serving leader won re-election in a contest widely believe to have been rigged. The result cements the power of a leader whose country is considered Russia’s staunchest ally.

UK Imposes Fresh Belarus Sanctions After 'Sham Election'

UK sanctions Belarusian officials and condemns 'sham' election

Britain on Monday imposed sanctions targeting Belarusian officials and defence companies after joining Western governments in condemning what they called "sham" presidential elections in the country.

Barron's · 12h

UK Imposes Fresh Belarus Sanctions After 'Sham Election': Foreign Office

Britain's foreign office on Monday said it had sanctioned six Belarus individuals and three defence sector entities, a day after a "sham election" in which autocrat Alexander Lukashenko won a seventh term.

Star Tribune · 1d

EU rejects election in Belarus and threatens new sanctions

The European Union rejected the election in Belarus on Sunday as illegitimate and threatened new sanctions. Belarus held an orchestrated vote virtually guaranteed to give 70-year-old autocratic President Alexander Lukashenko yet another term on top of his three decades in power.

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Canada imposes sanctions on Belarus, cites human rights abuses

Canada said on Monday it would impose sanctions on 10 individuals and 12 entities in Belarus, citing what it called "gross ...

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Putin Ally Lukashenko Projected to Secure Unsurprising 7th Term in Belarus

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is projected to take victory in the virtually uncontested election by a greater ...

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What you need to know about the very predictable Belarus elections

The E.U. has called the election a sham, and President Alexander Lukashenko has said he’s “too busy” to even campaign.

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Secretary of State Rubio hails release of US prisoner in Belarus as controversy hangs over nation's election

President Donald Trump's new Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that a U.S. citizen imprisoned in Belarus under Joe ...

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Lukashenko heads for massive win in Belarus election scorned by the West

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Russia plans closer cooperation with Belarus

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he would seek closer cooperation with Belarus after authoritarian leader ...

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