Belarus frees American woman from detention as strongman leader looks to extend 30-year rule
Belarus has “unilaterally” freed an American woman from detention, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Sunday, as the Kremlin-allied country held an orchestrated election poised to give strongman President Alexander Lukashenko yet another term on top of his three decades in power.
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 of a leader whose country is considered Russia’s staunchest ally.
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.
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 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
Lukashenko set to extend rule as Belarus holds stage-managed election
Belarus is holding a presidential election in which the outcome is all but certain: a seventh term for authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Around 6.9 million people are eligible to vote in the former Soviet republic closely aligned with Moscow,
Lukashenko set to extend three-decade rule in Belarus
Belarus autocrat Alexander Lukashenko said Sunday that his jailed opponents had "opened their mouths too widely" as he voted in an election set to extend his three-decade rule in the
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 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 ...
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 ...
Lukashenko on track to win with 88% in Belarus election scorned by West as a sham
Trump said the Colombia's refusal jeopardized U.S. national security. He imposed tariffs on incoming goods, sanctions on ...
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.
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.
Belarus' Lukashenko set to win seventh term with 87.6% of vote, exit poll shows
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was on track to win a seventh five-year term with 87.6% of the vote in Sunday's ...
Exit poll: Belarus' Lukashenko secures 7th term with 87.6% of vote
Alexander Lukashenko, the strongman who has ruled Belarus for three decades, secured a seventh term in power following an ...
No surprises expected in Belarus' 'no-choice' election
Belarusian autocrat Alexander Lukashenko, 70, is seeking reelection for a seventh term. A presidential election will take ...