Lukashenka Prolongs Rule In Belarus; EU Considers Suspending Sanctions
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Election officials in Belarus say authoritarian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka, in power since 1994, has won a new five-year term with more than 83 percent of the votes cast in an election dismissed by opponents as a farce.