Belarus opposition figures detained as Lukashenko faces challenge in presidential vote
FRANCE24, 09 Aug 2020
Belarus began voting in an election on Sunday pitting President Alexander Lukashenko against a former teacher who emerged from obscurity to lead the biggest challenge in years against the man once dubbed "Europe's last dictator" by Washington.
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