MINSK - Lawmakers loyal to hardline Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko look set to retain power in an election on Sunday, but the easing of restrictions on opposition candidates could help the ex-Soviet nation further improve ties with the West.
Reuters: With eye on West, Belarus votes in slightly freer election
A Belarus' woman casts her ballot during parliamentary elections at a polling station in Minsk on September 11, 2016. (Maxim Malinovsky/ AFP)
