Lukashenko says critics 'chose' prison as Belarus holds election scorned 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.
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.
Belarusians vote in election to extend Lukashenko's 30-year rule
Belarusians voted on Sunday in an election set to hand President Alexander Lukashenko a seventh term, prolonging his three-decade authoritarian rule.
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.
Belarus holds election with President Lukashenko all but certain to win
A man casts his ballot at a polling station in Minsk during early voting in presidential election, 25 January, 2025
Lukashenko seeks seventh term amidst "no-choice elections"
At 8 AM in Belarus, the main day of voting organized by the regime began, where Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for 31 years, aims for his seventh term in office. The opposition calls this voting "no-choice elections" due to the absence of real opponents and any chance for a democratic process.
Lukashenko set to return to power in Belarus amid orchestrated election
President Alexander Lukashenko’s opponents are imprisoned or exiled abroad by his unrelenting crackdown on dissent and free speech.
EU rejects election in Belarus and threatens new sanctions
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union rejected the election in Belarus on Sunday as illegitimate and threatened new sanctions.
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