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Reclaiming Democracy

Peaceful Revolution? Reclaiming Democracy in Belarus
September 24th, 2020

After an Election Day in Belarus marred with fraud and violations the official results declared Aleksandr Lukashenka President for a sixth term. Belarusian people rushed to the streets in unprecedented numbers to contest the results and have been protesting for over a month. What made this election so different? Will these protests bring real change to the Belarusian political landscape? This panel discusses current political events in Belarus in a context of political, cultural, and civil processes undergirding the current crisis.

Panelists:

ModeratorDavid Marples, University of Alberta, Canada