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Belarus' Lukashenko: presidential election will take place in 2020

Reuters | Posted: April 19, 2019, 9:44 a.m. | Updated: April 19, 2019, 8:43 a.m. | 1 Min Read

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MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that the country's presidential elections would be held in 2020 as planned.

Speaking at his state-of-the-nation address, Lukashenko said parliamentary elections would be held later this year.

(Reporting by Andrei Makhovsky; Writing by Tom Balmforth; editing by Maria Kiselyova)

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