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Newsday: 26/02/2024 05:06 GMT : Belarus holds tightly-controlled elections

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26/02/2024 05:06 GMT : Belarus holds tightly-controlled elections

Belarus holds tightly-controlled elections

BBC World Service - Newsday, Belarus holds tightly-controlled elections

Only parties loyal to the regime are on the ballot.

The people of Belarus have been voting for lawmakers in parliament and local councils across the country in tightly-controlled elections.

Parliamentary elections have been taking place in Belarus. However, hopes that this will lead to a change in government are limited as president Alexander Lukashenko has cracked down on the opposition for years.

Desperate Sudanese people are being forced into the hands of people smugglers in an effort to escape the civil war in their homeland now in its tenth month. Many make it to Egypt where they have to try and rebuild their lives. 

And South Korea has issued a severe health warning as a doctors' strike enters its second week.

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