Referendum grants Belarus president unlimited time in office
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This is a transcript from Correspondents Report. The program is broadcast around Australia on Sundays at 08:00 on ABC Radio National.
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A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Sivitsa, 70 kilometres from Minsk, October 17. AFP. MINSK  - Belarus officials said Monday that President Alexander Lukashenko handily won the right to seek
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On 17 October, Belarus will hold parliamentary elections as well as a controversial referendum to decide whether to amend the constitution to allow President Alyaksandr Lukashenka to run for a third term in ...
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A look at Belarus, where voters decide on Sunday whether to abolish presidential term limits and allow the authoritarian president to run for a third term in 2006.
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MINSK, Belarus - Opposition figures and election observers on Monday said widespread violations riddled a referendum that scrapped presidential term limits, allowing President Alexander Lukashenko to run for another term.
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Belarusians has overwhelmingly approved a referendum on scrapping presidential term limits, the Central Elections Commission announced, allowing the authoritarian leader of this ex-Soviet republic to seek a new term in 2006.
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Belarusians go to the polls on Sunday to vote on letting Alexander Lukashenko  stand for president again.
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Voters in Belarus have overwhelmingly endorsed constitutional changes to allow authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko to seek a third tem in office, according to provisional results of a weekend referendum, the electoral commission chief has announced.
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Belarusans voted in favor of scrapping presidential term limits, the Central Elections Commission chief said Monday, citing partial results. Ending the limits would allow the country's authoritarian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, to seek a new term in 2006.
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MINSK, Belarus  - Belarusian voters approved a referendum to scrap presidential term limits, the Central Elections Commission chief said Monday, citing partial results. Ending the limits would allow authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko to seek a new term in 2006.
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MINSK - Legislative elections in Belarus held at the same time as a referendum on whether President Alexander Lukashenko should be allowed to seek a third term fell âsignificantly shortâ of democratic standards, foreign observers said here Monday.
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Belarussian President Alexander  Lukashenko, accused in the west of flouting democratic norms,  won overwhelming approval in a referendum to run for a third  term in office, the top election official said Monday.
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Police on Wednesday freed seven young people who were detained the day before during protests against a much-criticized referendum that cleared the way for Belarus' authoritarian president to stay in power indefinitely, Russian media reported.
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Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, through Sunday's highly dubious constitutional referendum, has predictably succeeded in removing the last impediment to his absolute and unlimited rule -- scrapping ...
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Belarussians voted Sunday in a referendum on whether to change the country&#39;s constitution and permit President Alexander Lukashenko to run for a third term, a vote the opposition said was already tarnished by violations.
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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko &#151; critized by Western nations for his autocratic rule &#151; announced a referendum next month asking voters to remove term limits, a change that would allow him to seek five more years in office.
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Early voting begins in Belarus parliament elections and a referendum on whether the president should stand for a third term.