Vote strengthens leader of Belarus
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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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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko promised Tuesday to create more favourable conditions for Chinese investors in his country, during a meeting with the head of China's central bank.
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Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko has called the Belarus Democracy Act passed by U.S. Congress stupid pressure on the CIS state.
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MINSK, Belarus  - Belarussian President Alexander  Lukashenko, seen in the West as Europe's last hard-line leader,  expressed delight Monday at an endorsement of his plan to stay  in power and said he saw no reason to alter policy.
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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, 50, is seen during a news conference in Minsk, Monday, Oct. 18, 2004. According to the Central Elections Commission a preliminary tally of ballots from Sunday&#39;s election
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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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The European Commission warned Tuesday that a vote in Belarus paving the way for autocratic President Alexander Lukashenko to retain power will damage the ex-Soviet republic&#39;s relations with the EU.
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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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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko will have a right to run at forthcoming presidential election in the country. This is the outcome of the national referendum, which took place in Belarus on October 17th.
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Moscow (VNA) - Most Belorussians support constitutional changes to allow incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko to run for third term in office, according to the preliminary results of a referendum held on Sunday.
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Voters in Belarus agreed to change the constitution to allow autocratic President Alexander Lukashenko to retain power indefinitely in a referendum denounced by foreign observers as biased and distorted.
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Monday he won a mandate from voters to stay in power in a weekend referendum scrapping presidential term limits, but foreign observers said the vote process was marred by violations and thousands of people protested the outcome.
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MINSK, Belarus  - Belarussian President Alexander  Lukashenko, viewed in the West as Europe's last hard-line  leader, got the go-ahead on Monday to run for another term  while the country's beleaguered opposition was shut out of  parliament.
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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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As expected, the result of the referendum in Belarus appears to show overwhelming support for removing presidential term limits from the constitution.
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Belarusians voted in favor of scrapping presidential term limits, the Central Elections Commission chief said Monday, citing partial results.
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MINSK, Belarus -- President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus said yesterday that he won a mandate from voters to stay in power in a weekend referendum scrapping presidential term limits, but foreign observers said the vote was marred by violations and thousands of people protested the outcome.