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Authoritarian leader of Belarus is sworn for a 7th term and tells his critics 'you have no future' (apnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

his political opponents have denounced the tightly orchestrated Jan. 26 election as a farce. The Belarus Central Election Commission declared he won with nearly 87% of the vote after a campaign in which four token challengers on the ballot all praised his rule.

“Elections” coming to what used to be a democracy near you. Realize what you’re voting for when you vote right wing authoritarian, aka Nazism.

That said, Lukashenko is a legit contender for a stabilizing leader of the Russian federation once Putin dies or accidentally falls out of a window.