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Belarus’s Strong-Arm Leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko, Cruises to Re-election
Russia-Ukraine War 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. By Andrew Higgins Europe’s longest-serving leader, President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus, cruised to his seventh election victory in a row on Sunday in…
His Opponents Sidelined, Lukashenko Is Set for a 7th Term in Belarus
Russia-Ukraine War Russia-Ukraine War Russia-Ukraine War 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. By Nataliya Vasilyeva When Aleksandr G. Lukashenko last ran for president of Belarus, the former…