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The opposition now jailed, a defiant President Alexander Lukashenko hit back at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)'s scathing election verdict on Monday. With Lukashenko re-elected for a fourth term following a landslide victory, EU ties appeared set to hit old lows, leaving Belarus to the mercies of powerful neighbor Russia. The decapitated opposition, six presidential candidates of which were beaten and jailed in Sunday's protests, will struggle to rally again this evening, against what it says are rigged elections.
Source: Russia Profile.org
Alexander Lukashenko (Hover)
Belarus President Lashes Out At Obama, Compares US 'Exceptionalism' To Nazism:
In the interview, which was shown in Belarus on Thursday, Lukashenko said he was surprised that Obama would promote such rhetoric, given he comes from a country "Where black people were slaves not all that long ago." Ref. Source 8