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1. Incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko pledges to run in the next Belarusian presidential election during voting.
   2024-02-26 01:26:39 (First version)
2. Incumbent President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko announces that he will run in the next Belarusian presidential election.
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