Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has urged the West to lift sanctions against his ex-Soviet state, despite charges by Western monitors that a weekend election had fallen short of accepted standards.
None of the 78 candidates from the liberal and nationalist opposition won a seat in Sunday's parliamentary election. A report by the monitors from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe cited widespread cheating and said monitor access OECD says fewer immigrants coming to Germany ...
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Merger forms transatlantic union ... had been hindered. The European Union and United States accuse Belarus of violating fundamental rights during President Lukahenko's 14 years in power; and have imposed sanctions, including an entry ban on the president.
(Deutsche Welle)
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