From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

George Sherwood wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 23:10:50 +0000, Adam wrote:
>
>
>>George Sherwood wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 10:43:02 +0000, Adam wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>http://www.forbes.com/technology/ebusiness/feeds/ap/2006/03/17/ap2603878.ht
ml
>>>>
>>>>"The government has banned election day
demonstrations, and KGB chief
>>>>Stepan Sukhorenko has warned that any protesters Sunday
could be charged
>>>>with terrorism. Lukashenko vowed swift action against any foreigner
>>>>trying to sow chaos.
>>>>
>>>>"God forbid one of them should try to do something in
our country. We
>>>>will twist his head off immediately - like a
duckling's," he said in
>>>>comments broadcast on television."
>>>
>>>
>>>From what I can read on the Russian sites, the demonstrations went on
>>>peacefully tonight and have ended.  The candidates have called
>>>for the same demonstrations tomorrow night.
>>>
>>>Looks like after counting about 22% of the votes, Lukashenko has just
>>>under 90% of the votes with the rest down in the low single digits.
>>>
>>>George
>>
>>Well thank the lord they managed to keep the foreign terrorists out.
>
>
> Amazingly fast counting of the ballots.  They are claiming already 100%
> counted with Lukashenko winning with a margin of 82.6% to 6% for the 2nd
> place candidate.
>
> George

Stability is what's important.  A bit like why in your country people
gerrymander senate/congressional seats etc.

Don't much like the person m'self but obviously the Belarus seem to love him......

Adam

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