by Luke Caggiano | Oct 13, 2021 | University of Georgia
Elected in 1994, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has consolidated an alarmingly substantial amount of power using Belarus’ democratic institutions to undermine his political opponents and weaken the country’s democratic structures that would otherwise serve...
by Charlotte Smith | Oct 13, 2021 | University of Georgia
In recent years, the Republic of Belarus has become a pertinent example of democratic backsliding in Eastern Europe. Nowhere was this clearer than during the 2020 Belarusian presidential election season and the reactions from both the incumbent government and...
by Steven Duke | Apr 9, 2021 | American University
Protestors took to the streets to oppose the fraudulent election of “Europe’s Last Dictator” Alexander Lukashenko in the 2020 Belarusian presidential elections. Their defiance of the Lukashenko regime and the call for political reforms represent a shift in Belarusian...
by John Miller | Dec 20, 2020 | James Madison University
Since the first and only legitimate election in 1994, dictator Alexander Lukashenko has ruled Belarus with an iron grip. Historically apathetic to politics, Belarusians responded to the fraudulent 2020 re-election of Lukashenko with widespread protests in an...
by Grace Dalton | Dec 14, 2020 | Georgia State University
Drink vodka and visit the sauna — that’s what Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko recommended for those who have contracted coronavirus. With an economic crisis already pending leading up to mass virus outbreaks, Belarusians would soon find that Lukashenko...
