Tag Archives: Elections / Voting

Belarusian leader criticizes West after protests over electoral bans

MINSK (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko dismissed Western criticism on Wednesday after his two main opponents were excluded from next month’s presidential election and police arrested more than 250 protesters. Law enforcement officers detain a man outside the Belarusian electoral commission as people line up to file their complaints …

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Firebrand Democrats Poll Strongly In Hong Kong, Election Organizer Relinquishes Pressure From Beijing

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Young firebrand activists polled strongly in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy primaries in initial results released on Wednesday, but an election organizer resigned after Beijing warned that the vote could violate a new security law national. FILE PHOTO: Pro-democracy candidate Au Nok-hin (R) celebrates with disqualified legislator Nathan …

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