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Belarus President Faces Allegations of Massive Voting Fraud

HeadlineMar 21, 2006

In Belarus, President Alexander Lukashenko is facing a challenge at home and abroad amid allegations his government committed massive fraud to win Sunday’s election. Lukashenko was reelected with 82 percent of the vote. Over 15,000 people have demonstrated in the capital in the last two days to contest the results. Thus far, Russia is the only major foreign country to accept the vote.

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