Belarus, European Union and Alexander Lukashenko

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 held an orchestrated vote virtually guaranteed to give 70-year-old autocratic President Alexander Lukashenko yet another term on top of his three decades in power.
EU To Maintain Sanctions Against Lukashenko's Belarus: Kallas
The European Union will not lift sanctions against the government of Belarus's autocrat Alexander Lukashenko following the country's "sham" presidential elections, the bloc's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Sunday.
Lukashenko heads for massive win in Belarus election scorned by the West
As an East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who seized the city of Goma extended their advance on Wednesday, and Congo said it planned a campaign to recover lost territory.
Belarus' President Lukashenko extends rule after election rejected by opposition, EU
Belarus held an orchestrated election over the weekend that the opposition and the EU rejected as a farce, extending President Lukashenko's more than 30 years in power.
Lukashenko wins big in Belarus election scorned by the West
STORY: Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule with a massive election win.The country held a presidential election on Sunday.According to results published on the Central Election Commission's Telegram account,
In Belarus, Lukashenko wins another ‘sham’ election
Alexander Lukashenko was declared the landslide winner of presidential elections in Belarus. His victory was seen as a foregone conclusion in a country he's run for more than 30 years.
UK sanctions Belarusian officials and condemns 'sham' election
Britain on Monday imposed sanctions targeting Belarusian officials and defence companies after joining Western governments in condemning what they called "sham" presidential elections in the country.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko re-elected in vote decried as 'sham' by opposition, Western leaders
Many Western leaders are decrying Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election victory Sunday, calling it a sham along with the country's opposition.
Belarus opposition and Western leaders reject election result that extends strongman's rule
Belarus' opposition activists and Western officials on Monday denounced an orchestrated election that extends the more than three-decade rule of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. The country's exiled opposition leader called the result “sheer nonsense.
Belarus ruler claims landslide in 'sham' election
No credible opponents were allowed to run against Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since the 1990s.
Lukashenko Extends 30-Year Rule in Election Decried by Exiled Opposition
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko won a seventh consecutive term in office Sunday in an election denounced by the European Union and the country's exiled opposition. With all his opponents in prison or living in exile abroad,
'I don't give a damn about the West,' says Lukashenko as the EU threatens sanctions
Final votes are still being counted and the result isn't expected to be released until later on Monday morning but state ...
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Serbian official sparks EU backlash with Lukashenko praise
The Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, Aleksandar Vulin, congratulated Alexander Lukashenko on his "victory in democratic ...
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Lukashenko: The Authoritarian Grip Tightens Again
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko extended his rule in a controversial election rejected by the opposition and the EU ...
Putin ally Lukashenko declared winner of Belarus vote that West calls a charade
Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials ...
Belarus Leader Lukashenko Lacks 'Legitimacy': Top EU Diplomat
The EU's top diplomat said Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, who is certain to win a seventh presidential term in Sunday's election after barring most opponents, "doesn't have any legitimacy".
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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 ...