Last week’s election in Belarus has led to around 70,000 people protesting, as Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for 26 years, claimed to have won 80% of the vote. Workers have begun striking to put pressure on bosses to denounce Lukashenko.
“Nothing ended on election day, and everything is just beginning – I am convinced that this story will end with the inglorious departure of the current political regime.” – Alexander Yaroshuk, Belarus Congress of Democratic Trade Unions.
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