Denying defeat, claiming fraud and using government machinery to reverse election results are the time-honored tools of dictators.
Tag: Belarus
Belarus Protesters Call for General Strike Against Lukashenko
The country’s autocratic ruler, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, is hanging on. But his fate may be decided in Moscow, where patience is wearing thin.
E.U. Agrees to Penalize Lukashenko, but Gives Him Time to Back Down
Foreign ministers of the bloc, which had imposed sanctions on other Belarus officials, agreed to apply them to the country’s president, pressuring him to call new elections.
Coronavirus, QAnon, Trump: Your Monday Briefing
Here’s what you need to know.
Putin, Long the Sower of Instability, Is Now Surrounded by It
Fueled by the pandemic, uprisings in Belarus and Kyrgyzstan and a war in the Caucasus region are undermining the influence of the Russian leader.
Trump’s Positive Coronavirus Test, Belarus Sanctions, Aleksei Navalny: Your Friday Briefing
Here’s what you need to know.
Belarus and Turkey Top a Thorny Agenda at E.U. Summit
The delay in punishing Belarus for the crackdown that followed its flawed elections had been a huge embarrassment for the bloc.
‘I Feel Sorry for Americans’: A Baffled World Watches the U.S.
From Myanmar to Canada, people are asking: How did a superpower allow itself to be felled by a virus? And why won’t the president commit to a peaceful transition of power?
E.U. Failure to Impose Sanctions on Belarus Lays Bare Its Weakness
E.U. foreign policy moves require unanimous support from the member nations — a rule that continually undercuts the bloc’s bold ambitions for global influence.
Aleksandr Lukashenko Sworn In as Belarus President in Secret Ceremony
Despite weeks of mass demonstrations against his re-election, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko declared victory over protesters as he began a sixth term.