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Belarus opposition and western leaders denounce stage-managed Lukashenko victory

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 27 January 2025

German foreign minister calls election ‘bitter day’, while Vladimir Putin congratulates autocrat on ‘confident victory’

Western leaders and the Belarusian opposition have denounced Alexander Lukashenko’s victory in Sunday’s stage-managed election , which will extend his ruthless three-decade grip on the country for another six years.

The German foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, called the vote a “bitter day for all those who long for freedom and democracy”.

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Belarus opposition and western leaders denounce stage-managed Lukashenko victory

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 27 January 2025

German foreign minister calls election ‘bitter day’, while Vladimir Putin congratulates autocrat on ‘confident victory’

Western leaders and the Belarusian opposition have denounced Alexander Lukashenko’s victory in Sunday’s stage-managed election , which will extend his ruthless three-decade grip on the country for another six years.

The German foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, called the vote a “bitter day for all those who long for freedom and democracy”.

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Belarus opposition and western leaders denounce stage-managed Lukashenko victory

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 27 January 2025

German foreign minister calls election ‘bitter day’, while Vladimir Putin congratulates autocrat on ‘confident victory’

Western leaders and the Belarusian opposition have denounced Alexander Lukashenko’s victory in Sunday’s stage-managed election , which will extend his ruthless three-decade grip on the country for another six years.

The German foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, called the vote a “bitter day for all those who long for freedom and democracy”.