Lukashenko says he is preparing a vote on constitutional changes that will see him eventually hand over power

Lukashenko says he is preparing a vote on constitutional changes that will see him eventually hand over power

The top opposition candidate in Belarus’ presidential vote, who initially refused to concede defeat amid a massive police crackdown on anti-government protests, says she has left the country for Lithuania

Heavily armored riot police used water cannons, stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse demonstrators.

“I am not in politics for power. I am in it for justice,” said Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya who is running against Belarusian president Alexander Lukaschenko.
