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#BelarusElection illustrates the real fissures in 🇷🇺-🇨🇳 relationship.
* Xi Jinping warmly congratulates Lukashenko first & wishes "success in state building".
* Putin's is off-handed, "expects" it will be allow for further integration of "brotherly" Russian & Belorussian people. ImageImage
There's no reason to begrudge Chinese choice of emphasis - not like Russia sees eye to eye on China wrt India, Vietnam, or even Taiwan (with which it has visa free travel). Also needless to say, these real points of pressure are a far cry from Western "Bear vs. Dragon" fantasies.
BUT. Discrepancy (perhaps by omission?) between 🇧🇾 & 🇨🇳 account of congrats telegram. Xinhua makes no mention of "state building" or "iron brothers" (h/t @Jkyleass) - that came from 🇧🇾 state news agency BelTA. So might really be more of a pointed message by Lukashenko to Russia. ImageImage
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Hoy hay elecciones presidenciales en #Bielorrusia / #Belarus, probablemente las más importantes en unos cuantos años ¿por qué? Y más importante todavía: ¿por qué debería importarte? Hilo:
Aleksandr #Lukashenko es presidente desde 1994 y el único presidente de Bielorrusia en su historia. Ganó elecciones con el 77% en 2001, 84% en 2006, 79% en 2010 y 84% en 2015, además de 3 referéndums. Y cambió la Constitución 2 veces.
Las elecciones de hoy debían ser como las anteriores: Lukashenko como único candidato real, sin oposición. Pero aparecieron 4 outsiders:
El ex banquero Babaryka terminó preso
El blogger Tsijanouski terminó preso
Al ex diplomático Tsepkala se le prohibió participar
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