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How to steal an election
Belarus’s dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka has been in power for more than 30 years: on Sunday he will claim a seventh term as president; the outcome is barely in doubt. He has held on to power for so long through a combination of Machiavellian talent, a degree of support and a run of luck. It looked as if his instincts had failed him and his luck run out in 2020 as huge street protests nearly swept him from power. Since then his regime has silenced dissent inside the country and very little stands in his way this weekend.