Belarus vote âsignificantly shortâ of democratic standards
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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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President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, Europe&#39;s last hardline leader, was last night on the brink of a referendum victory which would extend his time in power.
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MINSK, Belarus Belarussians approved a constitutional referendum that would allow their country&#39;s authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko, to seek unlimited terms in office, according to early returns Monday.
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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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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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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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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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Belarus has attacked a US decision to impose sanctions in response to a controversial referendum which could allow the president to stay in office.
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The United States has stated that the parliamentary elections and referendum held in Belarus were not in compliance with international norms.
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The president of Belarus, confident of victory in a referendum Sunday to extend his rule, promised to serve his people better if they voted "yes" and told the West to keep criticism of his rule to itself.
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Belarus' authoritarian president easily won approval in a referendum to run for a third term as leader of the former Soviet republic in 2006, the Central Elections Commission announced Monday.
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Belarusians' decision whether to scrap presidential term limits in a referendum this weekend could determine if this East European nation will remain an isolated Soviet-style throwback or slowly turn toward the West.
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Belarusians were set to cast their ballots Sunday in a constitutional referendum to decide whether their authoritarian leader can run for a third term, amid Western fears of a rigged vote and further diplomatic and economic isolation for the ex-Soviet republic.
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TASHKENT, Uzbekistan Europe&#39;s top election watchdog said Monday that Uzbekistan&#39;s parliamentary election fell far short of democratic standards.
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Early voting begins in Belarus parliament elections and a referendum on whether the president should stand for a third term.
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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko - critized by Western nations for his autocratic rule - announced a referendum next month asking voters to remove term limits, a change that would allow him to seek five ...
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Despite international criticism and opposition protests, Russia has avoided casting any doubts on the outcome of a controversial referendum in Belarus, a former Soviet state which Moscow sees as a buffer ...