Belarus Opposition Charges Widespread Election Fraud
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Opposition parties claimed widespread irregularities in Sunday&#39;s election in Belarus, where President Alexander Lukashenko is seeking a constitutional amendment allowing him to run for a third term.
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Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor  Yushchenko on Monday urged tens of thousands of supporters to  defy authorities and protest through the night in central Kiev  over a presidential election they dubbed fraudulent.
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MINSK, Belarus  - Belarussian President Alexander  Lukashenko said Monday voters had shown overwhelming support  for his plan to stay in power, but hundreds took to the streets  to protest against what they said was a rigged referendum.
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They protest against the results of the referendum allowing Belarussian leader Alexander Lukashenko to run for president for the third time.
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Belarus' authoritarian president accused opposition leaders Friday of trying to foster chaos by using terror, as demonstrators protested for a fifth straight night in the capital against the referendum extending his term in office.
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A court in Minsk Wednesday hastily sentenced 11 protesters for participating in demonstrations over voting in Belarus last weekend, news agencies said.
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MOSCOW, Jan 14 (IPS) - Leading opposition candidate Levan Gachechiladze  has accused the Georgian government of widespread fraud in the  last presidential election after the Central Election Commission  released the final results declaring Mikheil Saakashvikli winner  and new president.
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Armenia's main opposition candidate alleged widespread violations in a presidential election Tuesday shadowed by tension with Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Belarussian security officers on Monday detained opposition leader and former presidential candidate Alexander Milinkevich as he made his way to a rally, his wife told AFP.
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Belarussian police beat and arrested dozens of protesters at rallies held in Minsk this week to challenge the results of a referendum allowing President Alexander Lukashenko to extend his rule, prompting two opposition parties on Thursday to call off
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Belarusian police detained opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich on Thursday during a visit to a province where he was gathering signatures in support of candidates for local elections, his spokesman said.
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The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) says the weekend elections and referendum in Belarus were seriously flawed.
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BUCHAREST, Romania  - Romania's centrist  opposition Tuesday demanded a rerun of Sunday's general  elections, claiming fraud in the electronic vote counting had  helped the ruling ex-communists win a slim lead.
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Violations have been registered in the Ukrainian presidential elections on Sunday.
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An American citizen specializing in the Internet was arrested by the Belarus KGB for allegedly mishandling funds, Belarus authorities reported on Monday.
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Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, accused in the west of flouting democratic norms, has won overwhelming approval in a referendum to run for a third term in office, the top election official says.
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At least 30 people are arrested during a second night of protests against the Belarus president.