will elect a new parliament on sunday elections there usually provide few surprises as president oleksandr because shango has held power unopposed for 25 years top opposition candidates have been kept off the ballot which means that only those loyal to lucas shakos stand a chance of winning seats well in recent years there's been a sharp deterioration in relations with russia and many belorussians especially the young people are now looking west for support. arianna is a student in minsk she dreams of having the kind of life the people in the e.u. have she says the e.u. has a stronger economy better pay and a higher standard of living she's currently writing her dissertation and would then like to go to poland to continue study more you go out for whatever reason many people say that things are bad in batteries but why i would like to find the reasons and then decide whether i want to live here or if i prefer another country . bella ruse has historically had close links to russia but it has gradually developed a distinct national identity as indicated by the street signs which are now in b