The 2024 parliamentary elections in Belarus were nothing more than an illusion

Belarus held parliamentary elections on 25 February. Sofie Bedford writes the vote suggested the country is drifting further toward full-fledged authoritarianism. On 25 February, Belarus held simultaneous parliamentary and local council elections in what was dubbed “Single Voting Day”. Although the government did not invite the OSCE’s international election monitors, there is no doubt their verdict … Continued