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 […]
Moscow funneled $39 million into Moldova ahead of presidential election
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Moscow funneled $39 million into Moldova ahead of presidential election in attempt to influence results, Moldovan authorities say

Moscow funneled a total of $39 million in a scheme led by a pro-Russian oligarch aimed at influencing election results by paying ordinary citizens to vote against closer ties with the West, the country's national police chief said on Oct. 24. Ilan Shor, a Moldovan-Israeli tycoon, is accused of laundering the money and orchestrating the […]
Zelensky congratulates Trump on US election victory
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Zelensky congratulates Trump on US election victory

President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Donald Trump on his expected victory in the U.S. presidential election, voicing hopes for "strong bipartisan support for Ukraine in the United States." "Congratulations to Donald Trump on his impressive election victory!" Zelensky said on X. Trump is on the brink of a victory with only a few electoral votes left […]
Russian officials cautiously cheer on Trump's election victory
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Russian officials cautiously cheer on Trump's election victory

Several Russian officials on Nov. 6 voiced their first reactions to Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election, presenting it as a blow to Ukraine. "Trump has one quality that is useful to us: as a businessman to the core, he hates spending money on freeloaders, on idiotic allies, charity projects, and greedy international […]
Polling station closed in southern Georgia during election following reported
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Polling station closed in southern Georgia during election following reported ballot stuffing

Georgia's Central Election Commisssion closed a polling station on Oct. 26 in the southern city of Marneuli after video footage of ballot stuffing during the parliamentary election surfaced. The Interior Ministry has also launched an investigation into the incident, Georgia media outlet SOVA reported. The investigation has been launched under Article 164 of Georgia's criminal […]
President Sandu's opponent concedes, days after losing Moldovan presidential election
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President Sandu's opponent concedes, days after losing Moldovan presidential election

Pro-Russian political newcomer Alexandr Stoianoglo on Nov. 6 conceded following the Moldovan presidential runoff vote. Pro-EU President Maia Sandu won on Nov. 3 by a margin of about 55.3% to 44.7%, despite what she called an "unprecedented" election interference backed by Moscow. The Russian-friendly Party of Socialists, who supported Sandu's opponent Stoianoglo, announced that they […]