As Lukashenko gears up for new election, Belarusian political prisoners
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As Lukashenko gears up for new election, Belarusian political prisoners recount horrors they endured in his prisons

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for 30 years, is looking to reelect himself for the seventh time. In the run-up to the January 2025 presidential elections, Lukashenko has pardoned prisoners convicted of extremism, claiming that it was a "humane gesture" toward those who had "gone astray." Far from being criminals, those […]
Belarus schedules next presidential election for January 2025
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Belarus schedules next presidential election for January 2025

Belarus has scheduled its next presidential election for January 26, 2025, the country’s Central Electoral Commission announced on Oct. 23. Incumbent Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko is widely expected to hold on to power following the election's result. Lukashenko, the country's leader since 1994 and Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest ally, has long been accused of […]
Georgia election results indicate possible manipulation, two US pollsters say
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Georgia election results indicate possible manipulation, two US pollsters say

Two U.S. pollsters, commissioned by Georgian opposition forces, are questioning the official results of the Oct. 26 parliamentary election, which declared the ruling Georgian Dream party victorious. Opposition parties are organizing another protest next week to contest these results. Edison Research, hired by the pro-opposition Formula TV, highlighted significant differences between its exit poll and […]
Georgia sinks deeper into Russian-style authoritarianism amid stolen election allegations
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Georgia sinks deeper into Russian-style authoritarianism amid stolen election allegations

Georgia's Oct. 26 parliamentary election presented a clear geopolitical choice for the country’s voters, but criticism is mounting that the ruling regime stole the vote. After years of vacillating between the West and Russia and paying lip service to European integration, the country's ruling Georgian Dream party began to mimic the Kremlin’s playbook, tarnishing the […]
Georgia's president declines to appear before prosecutors in election fraud
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Georgia's president declines to appear before prosecutors in election fraud investigation

Georgia’s Prosecutor's Office announced on Oct. 30 it had launched an investigation into alleged vote rigging in the recent parliamentary elections. President Salome Zourabichvili, who was summoned for questioning as part of the probe, has refused to appear at the Prosecutor's Office. During a press conference in Tbilisi, President Zourabichvili presented footage purportedly showing ballot […]
German CDU party highlights support for Ukraine in election program,
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German CDU party highlights support for Ukraine in election program, European Pravda reports

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), one of Germany’s leading political parties, has reaffirmed its support for Ukraine as part of its platform in the upcoming German parliament elections, European Pravda reported on Dec. 14. In its section on foreign and security policy, the CDU has reportedly pledged to continue supporting Ukraine "with all necessary diplomatic, […]