The Belarusians are called to the polls on Sunday, January 26, for a presidential election denounced as an “simulacrum” of election by the European Parliament and by several Western countries. Alexandre Loukachenko, in the running for a seventh term, is guaranteed to stay in power. In 30 years at the head of the Belarusian state, the “last dictator in Europe” has eradicated any form of opposition. He crushed several waves of protest of his regime, including the massive demonstrations against electoral fraud after the 2020 election. Interview with Pavel Latouchka, former Ambassador and Minister Belarusian, deputy chief of the unified transitional office in exile.
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Belarus: an “election simulacrum” in a country with “thousands of political prisoners”
