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"Mr Lukashenko, who has been in power for 18 years, is banned from traveling to the United States and Western europe. He has been accused for torture and human rights abuse - he has thrown his opponents in prison, band protests and restricted freedom of expression.... There is no presidential term limit here [Belarus] and the 1996 referendum consolidated Mr Lukashenko's power. Not a single election in Belarus has been deemed as free or fair by the west. Not a single opposition candidate won a seat in the recent, parliamentary vote. Protests have been violently suppressed." --BBC News, October 22, 2012
What type of government does Belarus have? (1 point)
A democracy
B constitutional monarchy
C dictatorship
D absolute monarchy