Lukashenko, Belarus

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 pardons 15 more prisoners before Belarus election
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned another 15 prisoners shortly before the country's presidential election this weekend, state media reported on Friday. The state news agency BelTa reported that the released prisoners include eight who are serving sentences for extremism,
Lukashenko's Election Ploy: Pardons as Power Play
Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 15 prisoners as a gesture before an election expected to extend his long rule. Critics call the election a sham with key opposition jailed. Lukashenko faces no serious challengers and aims to improve ties with the West amid heavy sanctions.
Lukashenko frees 15 more prisoners on eve of Belarus election
By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 15 prisoners on Friday in what state media called a humanitarian gesture, two days before an election in which he is set to extend his 31-year rule.
Belarusian Leader Lukashenko Pardons 15 More People on Eve of Election
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 15 prisoners on Friday in what state media called a humanitarian gesture, two days before an election in which he is set to extend his 31-year rule.
Lukashenko's Pardon Precedes Preordained Election
President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus pardoned 15 prisoners ahead of an election he is expected to win, despite widespread criticism. Opposition groups and EU representatives have called the vote undemocratic,
Exiled rival accuses Lukashenko of playing 'game' with prisoners before Belarus election
Exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has accused Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of playing games with the West by drip-feeding releases of political prisoners ahead of an election on Sunday in which he is set to extend his 31-year rule.
'The reappointment of a dictator by a dictator': Lukashenko set for 7th term as Belarusian president
Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for 31 years, is set for a new five-year term in an election that an exiled ...
Belarus' Lukashenko bids for seventh term as president
NBC News’ Yasmin Vossoughian reports on questions surrounding the legitimacy of the Belarus presidential election as ...
Belarusian Autocrat Lukashenko Eyes Seventh Mandate
Belarusians vote on Sunday in a presidential election to extend Alexander Lukashenko's 30-year stranglehold on power in which ...
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Lukashenko: We will do our utmost to ensure peace, stability in Belarus
We will do our best to ensure peace, calm and stability in Belarus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he ...
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Lukashenko mulls building a second nuclear power plant
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is mulling the idea of building a second nuclear power plant (NPP) to improve the ...
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 ...
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Lukashenko: Marathon of Unity has proved Belarusians can do world-class things
The Marathon of Unity has become a true anthem – an anthem to the sovereign country and its history. An anthem to all the ...
What another Lukashenko ‘victory’ will mean for Europe’s security – and that of Belarus’ citizenry
Europe’s longest-serving authoritarian leader, Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko, is set to run for a seventh term on Jan. 26, 2025. And even before the first vote is counted, it can be stated with a fair ...