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Belarus strongman extends his rule

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.

CNN · 1d

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.

Fox News · 12h

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.

Belarus, Lukashenko and Putin

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Putin ally Lukashenko declared winner of Belarus vote that West calls a charade

By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials declared him the winner of a presidential election Western governments rejected as a sham.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

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 margin than he did in 2020.

CNN · 16h

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.

UK Imposes Fresh Belarus Sanctions After 'Sham Election'

Reuters · 11h

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 · 11h

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.

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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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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UK Imposes Sanctions on Belarus

"We are united in our condemnation of the sham presidential elections in Belarus on 26 January and the ongoing human rights ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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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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