MINSK, Belarus — Exit polls in Belarus late Sunday showed autocrat Alexander Lukashenko taking 87.6 percent of the vote in a presidential race denounced by the European Union as a “sham” and ...

Self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 23 people who supposedly "committed extremist crimes". Among them are three women and 20 men; 13 people are over 50 years old, ...

After an election win which has been widely criticised as illegitimate, Alexander Lukashenko faced questions from the BBC's Russia editor Steve Rosenberg. No credible opponents were allowed to run ...

In power since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko is assured of a new five-year term in a vote that the exiled opposition describes as a sham. It has called on Belarusians to tick a box that allows them ...

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

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Belarus has opened early voting for a presidential election set to cement Alexander Lukashenko’s grip on ...

This file photo shows Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (C) casting his ballot at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, Jan. 26, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Belarusian Central Election Commission ...

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 ...

Belarusian Central Election Commission on Monday officially declared Alexander Lukashenko's victory in the latest presidential elections with 86.82 percent of the votes. For other candidates ...