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Belarusian authorities will not change election rules before Parliamentary elections
15 April 2016, 21:29 | English / Politics

President Lukashenka aims to have a balanced nomenclature representation in the Parliament without empowering any particular nomenclature group and, hence, abandoning the idea of legalising the ‘party of power’. The Belarusian authorities are likely to alter the composition of the Parliament in read more

Belarus seeks closer ties with Muslim world, Lukashenka says
15 April 2016, 21:21 | Main story / Politics

Belarus does not want to limit its international cooperation to relations with European countries and seeks to forge closer ties with the Muslim world, Alyaksandr Lukashenka said on Thursday, speaking at a summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul. read more

Freedom House: nothing changed in Belarus’ regime at the fundamental level
14 April 2016, 16:24 | English / Politics

Despite the release of prisoners and decreased state persecution of opposition, the regime remained firmly in control of all branches of power, with very little public oversight of its activities. read more

Falling trust in Belarusian authorities comes with lower ratings of opposition
14 April 2016, 16:22 | English / Politics

Amid falling ratings of the state and public institutions, the Belarusian society has demonstrated high adaptability and dropped its paternalistic demands vis-a-vis the state. Yet the opposition has been unable to popularise alternative vision of socio-economic reforms and boost its ratings in read more

Lukashenka meets with Erdogan in Istanbul
14 April 2016, 16:18 | Main story / Politics

Alyaksandr Lukashenka met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul. The intensification of Belarus-Turkey relations was discussed by the presidents, official sources report. read more

Belarus to consider decentralization of public administration system
12 April 2016, 23:31 | English / Politics

Belarus will consider the decentralization of public administration system. This was stated by head of the Presidential Administration's economic unit, assistant to the president on economic issues Kiryl Rudy. read more

Makei: Belarus is interested in close cooperation with Council of Europe
12 April 2016, 23:29 | English / Politics

Bulgarian Minister for Foreign Affairs Daniel Mitov is visiting Belarus now. He met with his Belarusian counterpart Uladzimir Makei on April 11. read more

Statkevich's vacuum cleaner, coffee mugs confiscated at Belarus border
12 April 2016, 23:28 | English / Politics

Mikalai Statkevich and his wife Maryna Adamovich were returning to Belarus from Poland by car on the night of April 12. read more

Interior minister concerning Matskevich’s case: Policemen were wrong
11 April 2016, 11:39 | English / Politics

The minister calls the testimony of the policemen, who were testifying against Matskevich a mistake. read more

Russian propagandist Kiselyov: My nephew lives in Germany, but fought against Ukraine
11 April 2016, 11:33 | English / Politics

Dmitry Kiselyov, the director of pro-Kremlin news agency Russia Today, has a nephew, who fought with the separatist Donetsk republic against Ukraine. Kiselyov is notorious for his propaganda efforts in covering the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. read more


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