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 […]
Can Harris sway Pennsylvania’s Ukrainian vote ahead of a tight
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Can Harris sway Pennsylvania’s Ukrainian vote ahead of a tight presidential race?

JENKINTOWN, Pennsylvania — Ukrainian American Sophika Lashchyk-Tytla says she can’t understand why her brother plans to vote for Republican nominee Donald Trump given his open hostility to continuing U.S. support for Ukraine. Hours after unconvincing arguments with her brother, the Philadelphia native carried a kit of campaign information as she canvassed in the city’s suburbs […]
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 […]
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 […]
US lawmakers pressuring Zelensky to lower mobilization age, Presidential Office
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US lawmakers pressuring Zelensky to lower mobilization age, Presidential Office advisor says

U.S. lawmakers from the Democratic and Republican parties are pressuring President Volodymyr Zelensky to further lower the age of mandatory military conscription, said Presidential Office advisor Serhii Leshchenko on Oct. 15.   Ukraine's parliament adopted an updated mobilization law in mid-April to ramp up mobilization amid Russia's ongoing war. The new law simplifies the process […]