'Europe's last dictator' battles coronavirus, mass protests and Russia tensions to stay in power
Ahead of the vote, Belarusian authorities arrested more than 30 suspected Russian mercenaries accusing them of plotting terrorist acts to destabilize the country.
The Belarusian Electoral Commission blocked two other political rivals from being able to run against the president. One of them, Viktor Babariko, 56, was imprisoned on what his supporters say are fake charges. While the context of NATO is not the same when it comes to Belarus, Granville made clear the upcoming election "could end pretty badly." He warned it was "absolutely realistic" to foresee a scenario in which Lukashenko would falsify the result of the vote to claim victory and orchestrate a "brutal" response by security forces to suppress mass protests.The Belarusian government did not respond to a request for comment when contacted by CNBC.
The head of Belarus' security council also said authorities would search for another 200 Russian mercenaries believed to have entered the country to stir civil unrest ahead of the election.
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