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Belarus strongman set to win a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce

The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on Sunday as the country held an orchestrated election virtually guaranteed to give the 70-year-old autocrat yet another term on top of his three decades in power.

The New York Times · 20h

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

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

What to Know About the Election in Belarus Featuring ‘Europe’s Last Dictator’

With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, Alexander Lukashenko, dubbed “Europe’s last dictator,” is all but certain to add a seventh term.

tbsnews · 1d

Belarus election likely extends Lukashenko's 30-year authoritarian rule

In the 2020 presidential election, Lukashenko claimed an 80% victory, leading to accusations of fraud, widespread protests, and a brutal crackdown that saw thousands arrested

The Washington Post · 2d

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 in an election that concludes Sunday and that the opposition dismisses as a

1don MSN

Why Belarus Is Forging Ever-Closer Ties With Russia

After breaking away from a crumbling Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Belarus became increasingly aligned with Russia, unlike ...

Lukashenko: Belarus’s unpredictable autocrat and Putin sidekick

The 70-year-old has led the eastern European country for almost all of its post-Soviet history. Read more at straitstimes.com.

eng.belta18h

Foreign ministers of Belarus, Russia talk over phone

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov has held a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister ...

Kyiv Independent on MSN8d

Belarus Weekly: Belarus to host over 13,000 Russian troops for Zapad-2025 joint military drills

OSCE observers not invited to monitor upcoming presidential election in Belarus. Belarus to host over 13,000 Russian troops ...

Lukashenko seeks easing of Belarus isolation as he extends his long rule

Five candidates' names will appear on the ballot for a presidential election in Belarus on Sunday, but for the past 31 years ...

Newsweek9d

Putin Closing In on 'Decades-Long Effort To Annex' Key Ally: ISW

Russia is nearing its goal of completely controlling its neighbor and closest ally Belarus, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has said. Analysis by the Washington, D.C.-based independent ...

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Poland wants the EU focused on security. Its border with Belarus highlights the challenges

It’s needed, the government in Warsaw says, because Russia and Belarus are waging a particular kind of hybrid warfare: ...

Risk of clash between nuclear powers is growing, Russian security official says

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian security official Sergei Shoigu warned in an interview published on Friday that the risk of an ...

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No surprises expected in Belarus' 'no-choice' election

Belarusian autocrat Alexander Lukashenko, 70, is seeking reelection for a seventh term. What do Belarusians expect from the election, and will anything be different this time?

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