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Which way for Belarus? Protesters defy Lukashenko's grip on power

FRANCE24, 09 Sep 2020
For years, Belarus has been branded as Europe's last dictatorship. Now, is it ripe for revolution? Despite a crackdown and claims by longtime strongman Alexander Lukashenko that he won re-election with 80-percent of the vote, protesters in major cities keep coming out. With a neophyte leadership that's now either in exile or in jail, can the opposition sustain it?

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