Belarus Referendum Backs Third Term for Leader Lukashenko ...
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Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, accused in the west of being a tyrant, won overwhelming approval in a referendum to run for a third term in office.
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President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko reveled Monday in the results of a constitutional referendum that would allow him to remain in power indefinitely after an election
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Belarus awaited the outcome of a  referendum on Monday to determine whether President Alexander  Lukashenko, accused in the West of running roughshod over human  rights, can run for office for a third time.
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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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The president of Belarus, confident of victory in a referendum Sunday to extend his mandate, 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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Pavel Sheremet, head of special projects at Russia's Channel One television station, was in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, to cover Sunday's referendum on the presidential ambitions of Mr Lukashenko - described ...
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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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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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Belarus officials say President Alexander Lukashenko handily won the right to seek a third term after a weekend vote questioned by the West and slammed by opponents of the authoritarian leader as a &quot;farce&quot;.
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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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Police clash with opposition activists, who protest against the nationwide referendum preliminary results in a square near the presidential administration, in Minsk, Belarus, Oct 18, 2004.
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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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Speaking to parliament on Wednesday the president of Belarus, Aleksander Lukashenko, called for the restoration of order in the model business, the prevention of human trafficking and also said that advertisers ...
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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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MINSK, Belarus -- Belarusians overwhelmingly approved a referendum on scrapping presidential term limits, the Central Elections Commission announced today, allowing the authoritarian leader of this former Soviet republic to seek a new term in 2006.
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Belarus awaited the outcome of a referendum on Monday to determine whether President Alexander Lukashenko, accused in the West of running roughshod over human rights, can run for office for a third time.