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Belarusian court rejects appeal to release jailed ex-presidential candidate
13:36 27/04/2011
A Belarusian court rejected on Wednesday an appeal for the release of former presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov, detained in December for taking part in an anti-governmental riot.
Belarus court dismisses EU sanctions as 'illegal'
14:16 26/01/2011
The EU has no legal grounds for imposing sanctions against Belarus over the violent clamp-down on riots following elections in December, the Chairman of the Belarusian Constitutional Court said on Wednesday.
32 foreign diplomats to attend Lukashenko inauguration
15:15 20/01/2011
Foreign diplomats from 32 states and international organizations will attend the inauguration of reelected Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday, despite EU calls to boycott the ceremony, a spokesman for the Belarusian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Belarusian president's inauguration to take place Friday
16:07 19/01/2011
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, re-elected for the fourth term late last year, will take his oath of office on Friday, his press service said in a statement on Wednesday.
Lukashenko's ski trips to Switzerland threatened by EU travel ban
15:04 13/01/2011
Switzerland may join European countries preparing a travel ban for a number of Belarusian top state officials, including President Alexander Lukashenko, EUobserver said.
Belarusian authorities close down 'extremist' radio station
18:00 12/01/2011
The authorities in Belarus have banned broadcasts by the Autoradio station over its "calls for extremist activity," the station's head said on Wednesday.
Two Russians face charges over post-election riots in Minsk
15:48 05/01/2011
Two Russian nationals have faced charges over the participation in the post-election mass riots in Belarusian capital of Minsk, a spokesman for Belarusian Police said on Wednesday.
EU urges Belarus to release detained opposition activists
13:30 05/01/2011
Belarus should release those detained during the post-election beatings in Minsk in order to be invited to the EU summit due to be held in May in Hungary, Hungarian ambassador to Belarus, Ferenc Kontra said on Wednesday.
United States criticizes closure of OSCE mission in Belarus
05:07 04/01/2011
The United States has criticized Belarusian authorities for terminating the OSCE mission in the country and called the decision "a step backwards" in the development of democracy in Belarus.
Belarusian opposition leader threatened with another arrest
02:27 04/01/2011
Belarusian secret police has threatened to put opposition leader and ex-presidential candidate Vitaly Rymashevsky behind bars again if he goes ahead with his plans to hold a news conference on Tuesday.
Russia's Medvedev congratulates Belarus President Lukashenko on reelection
15:33 25/12/2010
The Kremlin press office confirmed on Saturday that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had congratulated his Belarusian colleague Alexander Lukashenko with reelection.
Belarus officially declares Lukashenko winner of presidential vote
16:14 24/12/2010
Belarus' Central Election Commission officially announced on Friday that President Alexander Lukashenko won the December 19 presidential election.
Lukashenko victory 'predictable' - Russian ambassador
14:49 23/12/2010
Russia's Ambassador to Belarus Alexander Surikov has criticized the Belarusian opposition for rioting, saying the reelection of Alexander Lukashenko as president was "predictable."
Russian photo correspondent arrested in Minsk gets 10 days behind bars (Update 2)
13:16 21/12/2010
St. Petersburg press photographer Alexander Astafyev has been sentenced to 10 days in prison in Belarus for participating in Sunday's opposition riots in Minsk, the newspaper said on Tuesday.
Lukashenko will only leave office if 'kicked out' - Russian lawmaker
12:06 21/12/2010
Newly elected Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will newer leave office voluntarily and will remain in power until somebody "kicks him out," the deputy speaker of Russian parliament's lower house Vladimir Zhirinovsky said on Tuesday.
Medvedev: What happens in Belarus is its own internal affair
11:48 21/12/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev believes that the presidential elections in Belarus belong exclusively to the “internal affairs of Russia’s neighboring state.” However, he has voiced hope that Belarus will follow on the path to democracy.
Ahmadenijad congratulates Lukashenko on winning fourth term
11:11 21/12/2010
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad congratulated Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on his winning of his fourth consecutive term as president, Iranian ISNA news agency said on Tuesday.
Lithuania brands Belarusian presidential election as undemocratic
02:25 21/12/2010
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry has blasted the presidential election in Belarus on Sunday calling them as 'undemocratic'.
A question of force: Belarusian regime lashes out at opposition
23:58 20/12/2010 RIA Novosti commentator Dmitry Babich
The main intrigue of Belarus' December 19 presidential election was not the number of votes cast for Alexander Lukashenko or for the opposition candidates, but the perennial question: who resorted to violence first and why.
Lukashenko says only 2-3 presidential candidates arrested
23:58 20/12/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday that police had only arrested "two or three" presidential candidates in Sunday's riots.
Russian politician accuses Belarusian opposition of violence, Western observers of opportunism
21:27 20/12/2010
The Belarusian opposition should bear responsibility for the violence that blemished Sunday's presidential elections in the country, pro-Kremlin United Russia party member Konstantin Zatulin said on Monday.
Lukashenko vows to tighten grip on Belarusian media
20:24 20/12/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pledged on Monday to impose harsher punishments on media facilities caught publishing inaccurate information.
EU ministers to discuss relations with Belarus in January
19:49 20/12/2010
EU foreign ministers will discuss in January the union's future relations with Belarus in the wake of recent presidential elections in the former Soviet state, European Commission spokeswoman Maya Kocijancic said on Monday.
Lukashenko says ordered heavy-handed reaction to protesters
19:34 20/12/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday that he ordered police to forcefully suppress the opposition riots that followed presidential elections in the ex-Soviet state on Sunday.
Lukashenko defiant as EU ties set to sour
19:21 20/12/2010 By Tom Balmforth
The opposition now jailed, defiant Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko hit back at the OSCE's scathing election verdict on Monday, while EU ties appeared set for old lows leaving Belarus to the mercies of powerful neighbor Russia.
Belarus will preserve ties with Russia - Lukashenko
19:08 20/12/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday he was ready to "put up with anything" to preserve ties with Russia.
Belarus vote count 'flawed' says OSCE
17:09 20/12/2010
Yesterday's presidential elections in Belarus were marred by a "flawed" vote count, the OSCE said on Monday and decried the "heavy-handed" police response to last night's opposition rallies, calling for the government to account for those detained.
Belarusian presidential election results could spoil ties with Russia
15:51 20/12/2010
Sunday's presidential elections in Belarus, which were blemished by subsequent opposition riots, will complicate relations between Moscow and Minsk, Russian political experts have said.
Belarusian riot police actions against Russian journalists unjustified - Russian embassy
14:29 20/12/2010
Actions taken by Belarusian Special Police Forces against Russian journalists were not justified, a representative of Russian Embassy in Minsk said on Monday.
Belarus presidential election results
13:25 20/12/2010
With 100% of the ballots in the Belarusian presidential elections counted, incumbent Alexander Lukashenko is in the lead with 79.67% of the vote
CIS, OSCE observers say Belarus elections democratic
13:02 20/12/2010
Observers from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) believe that the presidential elections in Belarus were transparent and democratic.
Belarus' Alexander Lukashenko re-elected to fourth term
06:56 20/12/2010
Incumbent Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko won a landslide victory in Sunday's presidential election amid accusations of vote rigging and mass arrests in the country's capital.
Incumbent Belarus president Lukashenko wins landslide
05:43 20/12/2010
Incumbent Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko gained 79.67% of the vote in Sunday's presidential election after 100% of the ballots have been counted.
An opposition rally in Minsk on the day of presidential election in Belarus
00:51 20/12/2010
The Belarusian opposition held a protest rally. According to the Interior Ministry, 1,500-2,500 people gathered on Independence Square.
Belarus opposition tries to storm government building
00:06 20/12/2010
Several thousand Opposition activists are trying to storm the Belarus government building in protest of Sunday's presidential election.
Exit polls predict Lukashenko wins election with over 70%
23:32 19/12/2010
Results of three exit polls show that Incumbent Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has secured victory in Sunday's presidential election with over 70% of the vote.
Opposition storms Belarus government building
23:31 19/12/2010
Opposition activists are trying to storm the Belarus government building, a RIA Novosti correspondent has reported.
Two Belarus presidential candidates say attacked by special forces (Update 1)
22:31 19/12/2010
Two candidates in the Belarus presidential elections said on Sunday they were beaten by the special forces officers as they were heading for an unsanctioned rally in downtown Minsk.
Belarus opposition gathers for 'skate in protest' rally
22:12 19/12/2010
Belarusian opposition is gathering for an unsanctioned rally at October Square in downtown Minsk to protest Sunday's presidential election.
Two Belarus presidential candidates say attacked by special forces
21:41 19/12/2010
Two candidates in the Belarus presidential elections said on Sunday they were beaten by the special forces officers as they were heading for an unsanctioned rally in downtown Minsk.
Lukashenko gains 90% at closed voting stations
21:27 19/12/2010
Incumbent Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gained almost 90% of the vote at the closed voting stations, Belarus' Central Election Commission chairwoman said.
OSCE could give higher assessment to Belarus elections
18:43 19/12/2010
Belarus presidential elections could receive a higher assessment of the OSCE observers than the 2006 election, the head of the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission said on Sunday.
Lukashenko gains 76.42% of vote, opponents less than 4% - exit polls
18:13 19/12/2010
Incumbent Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko leads in the election with 76.42% of the vote while four of his nine rivals gain slightly over 3%, the results of an exit-poll showed on Sunday.
Belarus police say no comments on opposition's detention
17:47 19/12/2010
The Belarusian Interior Ministry refused to give comments on Sunday on the alleged detention of opposition supporters in Belarus on election day.
Early exit polls show Lukashenko victory
16:46 19/12/2010 By Tom Balmforth
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will claim a landslide victory in Sunday elections according to early pro-government exit polls published soon after the mustachioed incumbent scoffed at the opposition’s plans to protest when he voted this afternoon.
Lukashenko heads for victory in Belarus presidential election
16:29 19/12/2010
Incumbent Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko holds a strong lead in Belarus presidential elections and looks poised to claim a fourth term, according to exit polls.
Belarus' Lukashenko leads in presidential election with 72% - exit poll
15:50 19/12/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is leading in the presidential election in the ex-Soviet republic with 72% of the votes while his closest rival Andrei Sannikov is gaining only 6.33%, the results of an exit-poll showed on Sunday.
Lukashenko votes, sure of victory
15:02 19/12/2010 By Tom Balmforth
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he is “absolutely confident” of claiming a fourth term after casting his vote on Sunday in elections almost certain to hand him a landslide victory while the opposition are gearing up to protest in Minsk’s snowy squares in ten-below temperatures.
Early voting turnout reaches 23% in Belarus presidential election
12:18 19/12/2010
A total of 23% of eligible Belarusian electors cast their votes in early voting in presidential elections in Belarus, the Central Election Commission said on Sunday.
Lukashenko sure of re-election, opposition to protest
09:00 19/12/2010 By Tom Balmforth
Belarusians on Sunday went to polls to cast their vote on the final day of elections likely to hand President Alexander Lukashenko a resounding victory while the splintered opposition has vowed to protest in the snowy streets of Minsk.
Belarus: Between Russia and the EU
08:50 19/12/2010 By Tom Balmforth
President Alexander Lukashenko has ruled over Belarus’ ailing command economy with an iron fist since 1994, relying on Russian energy subsidies while deftly sidestepping pressure to integrate with its old Soviet master and surrender sway to Moscow.
Lukashenko – from the farm to eternity
11:13 18/12/2010
Branded “the last dictator in Europe” by the US, Lukashenko is perhaps the most defiant political remnant of the Soviet Union.
Belarus elections - The Opposition
10:49 18/12/2010
Ten candidates including 56-year-old President Alexander Lukashenko are officially competing in the presidential elections on December 19.
Embargo on protest gear ahead of elections, say opposition
21:16 17/12/2010
Minsk sport shops have been ordered to stop selling tents to keep protestors from camping out on October Square, the opposition claims ahead of Sunday’s presidential elections which look likely to hand President Alexander Lukashenko a fourth term in office.
Lukashenko to the opposition: "You will not get the country."
19:49 17/12/2010 RIA Novosti commentator Dmitry Babich
It is clear that the December 19 presidential election will not change anything in Belarus. Although the opposition candidates were given an opportunity to make television addresses to the people, the authorities still have tight control over polling stations, absentee voting and other parts of the election system.
Lukashenko poised for fourth term
08:29 17/12/2010 By Tom Balmforth
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko looks poised to claim a fourth term at the helm when Belarusians cast their vote this Sunday despite him chiding international election observers and warning the opposition not to get carried away with “provocations.”
Uncertain World: Lukashenko set for re-election, not surprisingly
12:11 09/12/2010 Weekly column by Fyodor Lukyanov“You and I – but, forgive my impertinence, above all I – made this country. We did our best,” Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said in his closing remarks to the National Congress. “There were no well trodden paths ahead, and now we have what we have.”

Lukashenko ahead elections promises very high human development index in Belarus
18:09 27/11/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko promised ahead of the country's presidential elections that Belarus will reach a high human development index, Sovetskaya Belarussiya (Soviet Belarus) newspaper reported.
Kremlin bankrolling Belarus opposition - Lukashenko
23:16 25/11/2010
Russia is throwing money behind Belarusian opposition candidates for the presidency, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday.
EU says Lukashenko not only worthy candidate in presidential polls
13:56 15/11/2010
The EU does not see Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko as the only worthwhile person for the post, a senior official said on Monday.
Lukashenko expects no political battles at presidential elections in Belarus
20:01 30/10/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday that he does not expect any serious political battles at the upcoming presidential elections in the ex-Soviet republic.
Eleven hopefuls to run in Belarus presidential polls
12:34 30/10/2010
Eleven candidates have secured the required number of signatures to run in Belarus' presidential election, the country's Central Election Commission (CEC) reported.
Collection of signatures for presidential hopefuls ends in Belarus
22:27 29/10/2010
The collection of signatures to nominate presidential candidates in Belarus ended on Friday, the country's Central Election Commission (CEC) reported.
Lukashenko hopes EU recognizes December presidential polls
18:57 20/10/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Wednesday he hopes the EU will recognize the country's presidential polls in December and refrain from making unjust accusations.
Russian observers to make unbiased assessment of Belarusian elections - Kremlin
19:33 04/10/2010
Russian observers will make an unbiased assessment of the December 19 presidential elections in Belarus, a Kremlin source said on Monday.
Seventeen would-be-candidates plan to run for president in Belarus
17:48 27/09/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and sixteen other people may run for the presidency in Belarus, the Belarusian Central Election Commission (CEC) said on Monday.
Lukashenko rules out possibility of Kremlin, U.S. interference in presidential election
23:56 25/09/2010
Neither the Kremlin, nor the West will put pressure on Belarus in time of the country's presidential election late this year, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said.
Lukashenko set to run in December presidential election
20:05 24/09/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko looks likely to seek a fourth term in office at elections late this year after registering his initiative group with the country's central elections committee on Friday.
Belarus opposition leader declines to stand in 'theater' polls
15:19 17/09/2010
Belarusian opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich said on Friday he would not run in the country's presidential elections later this year, dubbing them "a theater."
Belarus to hold presidential elections December 19
13:44 14/09/2010
The Belarusian parliament has set December 19 as the date for presidential elections.
Pole to run against Lukashenko in presidential race
18:25 09/08/2010
An ethnic Pole has announced plans to compete with Belarusian authoritarian ruler Alexander Lukashenko in next year's presidential election, the Polish Radio External Service reported on Monday.
Lukashenko says has no rivals in 2011 presidential elections
17:51 16/07/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that he sees no other candidates among the opposition in upcoming presidential elections.
'Weary' Lukashenko has no fear of losing presidency
22:36 27/04/2010
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday he is weary of work and would feel "no fear" if his successor were to be found, the Belta news agency said. 
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Medvedev: What happens in Belarus is its own internal affair
11:48 21/12/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev believes that the presidential elections in Belarus belong exclusively to the “internal affairs of Russia’s neighboring state.” However, he has voiced hope that Belarus will follow on the path to democracy.
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Presidential elections in Belarus-2010
Belarus will hold presidential elections on December 19. Ten candidates will run for president, including the incumbent leader, Alexander Lukashenko, who won three landslide victories in the 1994, 2001 and 2006 elections.










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