With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, 70-year-old Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is back on the ballot. When the election concludes on Sunday, he’s all but certain to add a seventh term as the only leader most people in post-Soviet Belarus have ever known. (24 Jan.)

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Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of ‘Europe’s last dictator’

Name: Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of 'Europe's last dictator'
Uploaded: 2025-01-24T12:14:14.479Z
Duration: 1 min 26 s
Description: With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, 70-year-old Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is back on the ballot. When the election concludes on Sunday, he's all but certain to add a seventh term as the only leader most people in post-Soviet Belarus have ever known. (24 Jan.)

With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, 70-year-old Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is back on the ballot. When the election concludes on Sunday, he’s all but certain to add a seventh term as the only leader most people in post-Soviet Belarus have ever known. (24 Jan.)