بیلو روس کے انتخابی کمیشن نے اعلان کیا ہے کہ حالیہ ریفرینڈم کے ذریعے وہ آئینی پابندی ختم ہو گئی ہے جو صدر لوکا شنکا کے تیسری بار صدر منتحب ہونے کی راہ میں حائل تھی

خبر کو سنئیے

He's already established one of the most authoritarian regimes in Europe. Now Alexander Lukashenko is set to tighten his grip on power. According to preliminary results in Belarus's national referendum, President Lukashenko has won enough support to allow him to change the constitution and to run again for president.

This has been a controversial vote, accompanied by widespread allegations of electoral fraud. The BBC has been shown what appears to be evidence of ballot papers which had been ticked in support of the President before being handed out to voters.

Later today election monitors from the OSCE are due to reveal their concerns about the poll. President Lukashenko though is unlikely to care. He's denounced western criticism before as interference in his country's internal affairs and he's called on his people to pay no attention.

Steve Rosenberg, BBC News, Minsk

الفاظ کو سنئیے

authoritarian
آمرانہ، جابرانہ، مطلق العنان نوعیت کی

is set to tighten his grip on power
اقتدار پر اپنی گرفت مضبوط کرنے والے ہیں

run again for
دوبارہ انتخاب لڑنا

controversial
متنازعہ، جس پر اختلافِ رائے موجود ہو

electoral fraud
انتخابی دھاندلی

handed out
تقسیم کئے گئے

is unlikely to care
پروا نہیں کریں گے

denounced
مذمت کی

interference
مداخلت، رکاوٹ، رخنہ اندازی

to pay no attention
نظر انداز کرنا، کوئی توجہ نہ دینا