Hundreds Protest as Belarus Leader Sweeps Election
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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 ...
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KIEV -- Tens of thousands of supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko filled Kiev's main square yesterday, joining planned nationwide protests over alleged election fraud.
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MINSK, Belarus In Belarus, officials say voters have overwhelmingly approved a referendum on scrapping presidential term limits. The vote allows the authoritarian leader of the former Soviet republic to seek a new term in 2006.
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Police broke up an opposition rally in  Minsk on Tuesday protesting against the results of a  referendum, which allowed President Alexander Lukashenko to  extend his rule after more than a decade in power.
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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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Polling stations opened early in Belarus for a referendum on whether authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko should be allowed to run for a third straight term, as well as for parliamentary elections.
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Belarusian opposition figures say police detained seven activists as demonstrations continued in Minsk against a referendum that allowed President Alyaksandr Lukashenka to run for another term.
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MINSK - Belorussians voted Sunday in a controversial referendum that could prolong the rule of authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko.
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Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied Sunday in the Georgian capital to protest what they denounced as massive vote fraud that helped U.S.-allied Mikhail Saakashvili win a second presidential term.
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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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Belarusian authorities have so far sentenced 12 people -- including some opposition leaders -- who were arrested yesterday during a second night of protests against the results of parliamentary elections and a ...
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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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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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Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said the high percentage of votes in favor of the referendum showed that the people supported Belarus course.
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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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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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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.