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Liveblogging the Belarus election

by andy on “Sun 19, March 2006”

As the Presidential election in Belarus election gets underway, a number of bloggers plan to liveblog the day:

Thanks to Neeka for details – it looks like she is posting pretty regular updates, too.

Just in case you were wondering how the election is going… according the the BBC News report I just watched, Lukashenko is reporting 80% support at the exit polls.

{ 3 comments… read them below or add one }

UBIETS “Sat 9, September 2006” at 9:02 am

Da, davajte golosujte za Saakashvili, pust’ on stanet vash prezident.
Togda vy uznaete chto takoe zhit’ bez elektrichestva, otopleniya, goryachej vody i t. d.
LUKASHENKO MOLODETS!

Edit by Andy: My dodgy Russian, with the assistance of my infintely smarter dictionary, has turned his comment into:

“Yes, vote for Saakashvili.  If he becomes President then you will learn to live without electricity, heating, hot water, etc.
LUKASHENKO’S GREAT!”

I’ve probably lost most of the nuance, though…

UBIETS “Sat 9, September 2006” at 9:03 am

Izvinite za oshibku.
*Pust’ on stanet vashim prezidentom

andy “Sat 9, September 2006” at 12:04 pm

Thanks Ubiets.

No need to apologise for the grammar – you should see my attempted translation of your first comment!

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