Many Western leaders are decrying Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election victory Sunday, calling it a sham along with the country's opposition.

The E.U. has called Sunday’s election a sham. Lukashenko, running virtually unopposed, said he was “too busy” to even campaign.

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 ...

The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, claims to have won a landslide victory in an election already being denounced across the Western world as a “sham”.

When Alexander Lukashenko emerged victorious from Belarus's presidential election in 2020, protesters came out on the streets ...

Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian leader, extends his 31-year rule amid allegations of unfair elections. Western governments denounce the election as a sham, citing lack of independent media and ...

Alexander Lukashenko extended his rule in Belarus amid allegations of electoral fraud, securing 86.8% of the vote. Western governments criticized the elections, citing media restrictions and jailed ...

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has been re-elected with 88 per cent of the vote, according to state TV. During the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko hold a close relationship. - The ‘illusion of choice’ - Belarus’s 2020 election ended in nationwide protests with ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

Officially, there are five candidates, but 70-year-old Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled the country for more than three decades, will almost certainly retain his seat.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko extended his term in office on Monday, January 27, 2025, after the Belarusian election commission declared him the winner of the ...