10 September 2001 Belarusian President Lukashenka claims a massive victory in Sunday’s election, but the opposition and independent observers are crying foul. MINSK, Belarus–The Belarusian electoral authorities formally declared President Alyaksandr Lukashenka the winner of Sunday’s presidential vote in a landslide victory, but opposition activists immediately refused to recognize the result and accused the authorities of massive vote-rigging. CEC chairwoman […]
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