Belarusians have a direct opportunity to choose their national leader, while Latvia lacks it: the Seimas makes decisions for people – as

Alexander Lukashenko wins Belarus' election by a landslide, garnering nearly 87 per cent of the vote Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994, won a seventh consecutive term in office on Sunday in an election denounced by the European Union and the exiled opposition.

Belarus is held a presidential election yesterday that will certainly secure another five-year mandate for Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over 30 years, is poised to extend his rule in an election that concludes Sunday and that the opposition dismisses as a

Voting started following a period of almost non-existent election fever. In the capital Minsk, there’s an almost total absence of billboards promoting the candidates and there has been little in the way of campaigning.

Latvia borders Russia to its east and Russia ally Belarus to its southeast. Tensions are high across Central Europe due to Russia's war against Ukraine. Sweden's armed forces said the mission of 550 troops will contribute to the alliance’s deterrence and ...

Russian, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko casts himself as a plain-spoken strongman and "president of the ordinary people".

Belarus under Lukashenko has become embroiled in the battle between NATO-backed Western Europe and Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Meanwhile, Belarus’ record on human rights – and its complicity in Russia’s war in Ukraine – have led to extensive sanctions and diplomatic isolation of the Eastern European nation, worsening the life of its people.

OSCE observers not invited to monitor upcoming presidential election in Belarus. Belarus to host over 13,000 Russian troops for Zapad-2025 joint military drills with Russia. Belarusian state TV airs a propaganda film with jailed journalists,

European organizations are directly interfering in the internal affairs of Belarus during the current presidential election, Head of the Belarus President Administration Dmitry Krutoi told the media.

Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland. A total of 1,039,954 European residents have visited Belarus since 15 April 2022.

Exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya called the election a "farce", while the EU described Alexander Lukashenko's win a "sham".