Election in Belarus called a ‘sham’ by opposition and European leaders
In Belarus, strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko has been in power for more than 30 years. Over the weekend, Lukashenko participated in his seventh election claiming to have won decisively. The Belarusian opposition in exile,
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.
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 in an election that concludes Sunday and that the opposition dismisses as a farce.
Belarus Election Set to Extend 'Europe's Last Dictator's' 30-Year Rule
Belarus is on the brink of extending the 30-year rule of its authoritarian leader, President Alexander Lukashenko, who is poised to secure a seventh term in a presidential election slated for January 2025.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko re-elected in vote decried as 'sham' by opposition, Western leaders
Many Western leaders are decrying Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election victory Sunday, calling it a sham along with the country's opposition.
Belarus' President Lukashenko extends rule after election rejected by opposition, EU
Belarus held an orchestrated election over the weekend that the opposition and the EU rejected as a farce, extending President Lukashenko's more than 30 years in power.
Lukashenko sweeps to victory in Belarus after stage-managed election
Alexander Lukashenko, Europe’s longest-serving leader, has extended his 31-year rule in Belarus after being declared the winner of a presidential election that his exiled opponents and Western countries have denounced as a sham.
Belarus strongman wins a seventh term in an election the opposition calls a farce
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is all but certain to extend his more than three decades in power in Sunday’s election that is rejected by the opposition as a farce after years of sweeping repressions.
Sanctions rain down on Belarus after Lukashenko's “rigged” election
On Monday, the British Foreign Office sanctioned a number of individuals and entities in Belarus in response to the presidential election. Alexander Lukashenko was re-elected for a seventh five-year term with a dictatorial score of over 87% of the vote,
Belarus: Lukashenko extends his rule again
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko extended his more than three decades in power in Sunday’s orchestrated election that the opposition and the European Union (EU) rejected as a sham.
In Belarus, Lukashenko wins another ‘sham’ election
Alexander Lukashenko was declared the landslide winner of presidential elections in Belarus. His victory was seen as a foregone conclusion in a country he's run for more than 30 years.
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Observer from Spain: Europe has a lot to learn from Belarus
Having visited the polling stations, I can say that people make informed choices, independent observer, former member of ...
EU Plans Tariffs on Agricultural Products From Russia, Belarus
The European Union proposed imposing tariffs on the remaining agricultural products coming from Russia and Belarus that ...
Lukashenko heads for massive win in Belarus election scorned by the West
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Belarus releases American woman who was detained last month "as gesture of goodwill"
President Alexander Lukashenko, often dubbed "Europe's last dictator," offered to free Anastassia Nuhfer whose arrest was ...
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Belarus hosts around 11,000 visa-waiver visitors from Europe since start of 2025
A total of 1,043,270 European residents have visited Belarus since 15 April 2022. Most travelers came from Belarus's neighboring countries: Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland.
European political centre may regret borrowing from far-right’s migration playbook
No one is happier than Orban that centrist governments have begun to pick from his extremist playbook on migration. Ideas that were rejected years ago as non-starters, such as sending failed asylum ...