MINSK (AFP) – Belarussians began voting Sunday in an election that is likely to see authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko claim a fifth term, with the EU possibly lifting sanctions against him if the polls take place without incident.Lukashenko, 61, a swaggering former collective farm director once called Europes last dictator by Washington, has led the landlocked eastern European country closely allied to Russia since 1994.While imposing Soviet-style economic controls and jailing opponents, Lukashenko enjoys a degree of popular support for his folksy, outspoken style and his regimes durability, now making him Europes longest-serving leader.The result of the polls are in …read more
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