Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko

Lukashenko says critics 'chose' jail as Belarus holds election derided by West
MINSK (Reuters) -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.
Lukashenko's Unyielding Grip: Belarus Election Controversy
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko dismisses international criticism as he votes in an election set to extend his rule. Human rights remain a concern, with major opposition figures jailed or exiled.
President Alexander Lukashenko votes in Belarus election
The 70-year-old strongman, who has been ruling the country of 9 million since 1994, is all but certain to win a seventh five-year term.
West cries foul over Belarus election as Lukashenko eyes seventh term
Belarusians voted on Sunday in an election that was set to hand another five years in power to President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russia's Vladimir Putin.
Lukashenko Calls Belarus A 'Tough Democracy' On Election Day
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a Kremlin ally who has imposed authoritarian rule in his three decades in power, on Sunday said his country was a "tough democracy".
Belarus: Lukashenko poised for 'farce' election victory
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko is set to cruise to victory after more than 30 years in power. Sunday's presidential election has been slammed as a sham, with his rivals broadly seen as government stooges.
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,
Lukashenko Set to Extend Power in Highly-Controlled Belarus Vote
Belarusian strongman President Alexander Lukashenko is poised to extend his rule into a fourth decade in a tightly-controlled ...
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Lukashenko: We have not expelled anyone from Belarus
No one has been thrown out of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko told journalists after casting his ballot in the presidential ...
Lukashenko Says None Of His Sons Want To Take Over As Belarus President
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Sunday said that none of his three sons would want to take over from him, following rumours that he could be planning to hand over the presidency to them.
Belarus votes in orchestrated election all but certain to extend the rule of authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko
Belarus votes in orchestrated election all but certain to extend the rule of authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko ...
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 ...
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Lukashenko: Belarus is open to dialogue with EU
Belarus is willing to have a dialogue with the European Union, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told the media on 26 ...
Lukashenko: Belarus's unpredictable autocrat and Putin sidekick
Russian, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko casts himself as a plain-spoken strongman and "president of the ordinary ...
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 ...