Superficially, elections for the lower house of parliament in Belarus on February 25 were won by a mix of parties and independent candidates, but in practice only tightened Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko’s hold on power further. As Belarusians went to bote, exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya struck a blow for those that oppose Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko during the parliamentary elections after a group of former security officials hacked into the big TV billboards that dot the capital Minsk and broadcast a message. “Today, my address to Belarusians about the ann…
