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Belarus election: The resistance has now become 'leaderless'

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August 11, 2020

Belarusian journalist Franak Viacorka told DW that although it's not entirely clear why opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya left the country, she had dropped her intention to join a protest after talking to the secret services. "They achieved what they wanted," Viacorka said. "They divided protesters from their leaders."

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