With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, the 70-year-old Lukashenko is back on the ballot, and when the election concludes on Sunday, he is all but certain to add a seventh term as the only leader most people in post-Soviet Belarus have ever known.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Europe's last dictator

Last I checked Europe ends in the Urals.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

The Ural mountains and river are considered to be its eastern border, which is NNE of the Caspian Sea.

What are you trying to say?

[–] lambipapp 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I think he tries to say that Lukasjenko is not 'the last dictator of Europe's due to Putins firm grip of Russia. But yes, strange way to phrase it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Ah. Even though Moscow is west of the Urals Russia is usually considered Asia afaik. Geography is not my strong suite though so I don't get why other than it isn't fully encompassed within Europe's borders.

[–] FlowVoid 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Continental boundaries do not necessarily align with national boundaries, so several countries occupy more than one continent.

Russia, like Turkey, is usually considered to be partly in Europe and partly in Asia. In fact the Council of Europe includes both of them, though Russia left in 2022.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That if you call Lukashenko Europe's last dictator you are forgetting the other one.