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Lukashenko set for Seventh term

Belarus strongman set to win a 7th 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.

The New York Times · 21h

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 to the West. He is all but certain to win an election on Sunday.

NBC News · 1d

Belarus' Lukashenko bids for seventh term as president

NBC News’ Yasmin Vossoughian reports on questions surrounding the legitimacy of the Belarus presidential election as Lukashenko tightens his grip on power.

The Moscow Times on MSN · 1d

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,

Belarus election set to extend Lukashenko's 30-year rule

Al Jazeera on MSN · 20m

Voting under way in Belarus with Lukashenko set to extend 30-year rule

Longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko is set to win a seventh terms as he runs unopposed by genuine challengers. Polls are under way in Belarus for a presidential election, with longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko expected to extend his more than three decades in power in the absence of any real opposition.

Yahoo · 2h

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.

BBC on MSN · 1d

Belarus election: 'There is no alternative to Lukashenko'

January 2025 in Belarus is not one of them. Drive around Minsk and you'll see no big billboards promoting the portraits of candidates. There is little campaigning. The grey skies and sleet of a Belarusian winter add to an overriding sense of inactivity.

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 ...

Houston Chronicle3d

What another Lukashenko ‘victory’ will mean for Europe’s security – and that of Belarus’ citizenry

Tatsiana Kulakevich, University of South Florida (THE CONVERSATION) Europe’s longest-serving authoritarian leader, Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko, is set to run for a seventh term on Jan. 26 ...

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Russian ally votes for president

Polling stations across Belarus have opened for the main day of the presidential election, and will operate from 8am to 8pm ...

devdiscourse1h

Belarus Election: A Dictator's Grip Tightens

Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko is set to continue his long-standing rule following an election criticized as a sham ...

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Belarusians near Ukraine border long for end to war

Living 30 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, Belarusian retiree Sergei Budyukhin says the war on the other side of the ...

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