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    A 37-Year-Old Opposition Candidate Challenges The Longtime Leader Of Belarus

    "I'm tired of being silent. I'm tired of being afraid," said opposition presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who entered the race after her blogger husband was jailed.
    by Lucian Kim Jul 31, 2020 3 minutes
    Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, presidential candidate in Belarus elections 2020, makes the symbol of victory in a rally in Minsk.

    Updated at 6 p.m. ET

    In Belarus, a 37-year-old political novice is giving Europe's longest-serving leader a run for his money.

    Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is challenging Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, 65, in an unexpectedly contentious election set for Aug. 9.

    An English translator and mother of two, Tikhanovskaya decided to run after her husband, a popular blogger, was jailed in May.

    "I don't need power, but my husband is behind bars," Tikhanovskaya told in the capital Minsk on Thursday. "I've had

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