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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is seen at the meeting of leaders of the Common Economic Space in Kazan, capital of the Tatarstan region 720 km (450 miles) east of Moscow, Aug. 27, 2005.Tension looms over the March 19, 2006 presidential election in Belarus despite an almost certain victory for hard-line incumbent Lukashenko, the latest leader on Russia's periphery to face a potentially explosive confrontation with opponents desperate for change. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)