Having failed to build a team that he can fully trust or establish strong state institutions, Mirziyoyev has become reliant on his family.
Galiya Ibragimova
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Following December’s presidential election in Belarus, which European observers said failed to meet international standards, Alexander Lukashenka claimed an implausible landslide victory and launched a wave of political repression.
Source: April 1

Rojansky argues that rather than directly seeking Lukashenka’s overthrow, “the goal must be to develop the skills and capacity among Belarusians to take responsibility for their own political future.”
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