No credible opponents were allowed to run against Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since the 1990s.

The EU's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said the election had been a blatant affront to democracy, while German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock posted on X that "the people of Belarus had ...

The EU's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said the election had been a blatant affront to democracy, while German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock posted on X that "the people of Belarus had no ...

Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko ... With his opponents in prison or exiled, the 70-year-old ruler appeared to have won 87.6 per cent of the vote, according to an official exit poll on ...

Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya called Sunday's presidential election in Belarus a "farce" to keep current ruler Alexander Lukashenko in power. "What is happening in ...

Belarus autocrat Alexander Lukashenko ... 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.