Tag: 2020
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Belarus Holds Parliamentary Elections with Only Pro-Regime Parties Allowed as Opposition Calls for Boycott
In Belarus, polls have opened for parliamentary elections that are heavily controlled by the regime of longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko. With all genuine opposition parties barred from participation and only regime-loyal parties allowed on the ballot, the elections have been criticized as undemocratic. Lukashenko, who has ruled for nearly 30 years, also announced his intention…