Belarus election set to extend Lukashenko's 30-year rule
- The Belarus election is expected to extend President Alexander Lukashenko's rule, as it is virtually guaranteed to give him another term after three decades in power.
- Opposition leader-in-exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called the election 'a senseless farce' and urged voters to boycott it, stating that independent media and opposition parties have been destroyed.
- The European Parliament urged the European Union to reject the election's outcome, amid fears of vote-rigging and a crackdown on free speech that has seen 397 journalists arrested since 2020.
- Lukashenko's government has faced international condemnation and sanctions following a crackdown that resulted in over 65,000 arrests during protests after the last election in 2020.
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