Belarus held an orchestrated election over the weekend that the opposition and the EU rejected as a farce, extending authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko's more than three decades in power.

Belarusians are voting in a presidential election on Sunday as President Alexander Lukashenko ... Now, with his political opponents either jailed or exiled, Lukashenko’s success on Sunday ...

15 political prisoners released on eve of sham elections in Belarus Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko released 15 more political prisoners ahead of the country’s sham presidential ...

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko is on ... farm boss has been in power in Belarus since 1994 and is seeking a seventh term. The country’s last presidential election in 2020 ended with ...

When Alexander Lukashenko emerged victorious from Belarus's presidential election in 2020 ... critics of his rule and said he could release political prisoners as long as they asked him for ...

With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, the 70-year-old Lukashenko is back on the ballot Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Belarus' President ...

The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko ... political prisoners but warning supporters against “excessive initiative.” Opposition leader-in-exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who fled ...

MINSK, Belarus — Exit polls in Belarus late Sunday showed autocrat Alexander ... The president’s political survival has relied heavily on Putin. In recent years, Lukashenko has converted ...

Our earlier story is below: The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on Sunday ... relying on subsidies and political support from close ...

With his opponents in prison or exiled, the 70-year-old ruler appeared to have won 87.6 percent of the vote according to an official exit poll. Lukashenko has orchestrated a ruthless crackdown on ...

The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on Sunday as ... Dictator,” relying on subsidies and political support from close ally Russia.

Belarus concludes its presidential ... Alexander Lukashenko — has come out on top. The 70-year old authoritarian leader is frequently dubbed "Europe's last dictator", and many of his political ...