It’s election day in Belarus – with Alexander Lukashenko set to continue his 31-year-long rule of the country. BBC Russia Editor, Steve Rosenberg, reports from outside the polling station where the leader once dubbed “Europe’s last dictator” cast his ballot, before giving a four-hour-long press conference.
‘The leader faces no serious challenge’
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