Belarus President Lukashenko Wins Fifth Term in Landslide

Belarusian President Alexandr Lukashenko has won a fifth term by a landslide in Sunday's elections, which were boycotted by most of the opposition. The election commission reported the president won 83.5 percent of the vote, which was monitored by envoys from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The OSCE will present a report on the polls to the European Union on Monday, which is then expected to release a formal statement. Reuters quoted diplomatic sources as...

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