Belarus: Protests after opposition leaders barred from August election
16 July 2020 |
7:00 am
The country is due to hold nationwide elections later this summer, but without two significant candidates. Viktor Babariko was jailed last month for corruption while Valery Tsepkalo has been ruled out on a technicality.
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16 Jul 2020
The country is due to hold nationwide elections later this summer, but without two significant candidates. Viktor Babariko was jailed last month for corruption while Valery Tsepkalo has been ruled out on a technicality.
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