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Presidential Election in Belarus: Tensions Are Likely to Prevail
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Abstract The impending presidential election in Belarus on August 9, 2020, is highly likely to result in the smooth victory of incumbent Alexandr Lukashenko. Despite this fact, the unprecedented - and still growing - politicization of Belarusian society constitutes a challenge to the regime that will not fad... view more
The impending presidential election in Belarus on August 9, 2020, is highly likely to result in the smooth victory of incumbent Alexandr Lukashenko. Despite this fact, the unprecedented - and still growing - politicization of Belarusian society constitutes a challenge to the regime that will not fade even after a clear-cut election. The resulting tensions will require more diplomatic attention from Germany and the European Union.... view less
Keywords
EU; conflict potential; politicization; Federal Republic of Germany; Belorussia; presidential election; diplomacy
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
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Lukaschenko, A.
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
DGAP Commentary, 22
ISSN
1864-3477
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0