Aleksandr Lukashenko has awarded himself a seventh term as president of Belarus, with the West calling the so-called vote a sham and introducing additional sanctions. Belarusian political observer ...

Belarusian President and presidential candidate Alexander Lukashenko casts his ballot during Belarus’ presidential election at a polling station in the capital Minsk on January 26, 2025. Natalia ...

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President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko has received congratulations from the Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zeljka Cvijanovic, on the occasion of his election victory, sb.by ...

Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials declared him the winner of a presidential election Western governments rejected as ...

Belarusian President and presidential candidate Alexander Lukashenko visits a polling station during the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus Jan 26, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] MINSK -- Incumbent ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is running for a seventh term in office, and no one can imagine him losing. The last time in 2020, the rigged election sparked mass protests for months.

Lukashenko has orchestrated a ruthless crackdown on opponents since huge protests against him in 2020. This time around, the candidates picked to run against him actually campaigned in his favour.

Belarus autocrat Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994, won a seventh consecutive term in office Sunday in an election denounced by the European Union and the exiled opposition. With his ...