Results for “Lukashenka”

…e democracy.” —Hugo Chávez “Yes, we falsified the last election.… In fact, 93.5 percent [of ballots were] for President Lukashenka. People say this is not a European result, so we changed it to 86 percent.” —Alyaksandr Lukashenka At a certain point in the 1980s, however, the stro...

…tually regarded as a step forward from the 2004, 2008, and 2012 balloting, in which no opposition candidates won seats. Lukashenka, in power since 1994, was accused of directing an assassination squad prior to the 2001 presidential election. Four politicians and journal- ists who...