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 ...

Has been described as “Europe’s last dictator.” Lukashenko has maintained his country’s close political ties to Russia, restricted opposition movements and censored media. 1975-1977 ...

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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 ...

Putin ally Alexander Lukashenko just claimed yet another election ... to create an environment in which new elections which meet international standards can be held. “We stand with the ...

MINSK, 27 January (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has met with Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Nurlan Yermekbayev who led the SCO observation ...

MINSK, 27 January (BelTA) - Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has met with CIS Secretary General, head of the CIS observation mission for the presidential election in Belarus Sergei ...

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has been re-elected with 88 per cent of the vote, according to state TV. During the previous election in 2020, Mr Lukashenko used his security forces to ...

Belarus’ opposition activists and Western officials on Monday denounced an orchestrated election that extends the more than three-decade rule of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.

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 ...