The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner with 80% of the vote. That triggered cries of fraud, months of ...

The last time Belarus held a presidential election in 2020, Lukashenko claimed a landslide victory with more than 80% of the vote. The opposition cried foul, claiming that Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday announced the release of a U.S. citizen who had been imprisoned in Belarus as controversy looms over the Eastern European nation's ongoing election.

Lukashenko has been in power since 1994 Veteran leader rejects criticism over political prisoners EU and US say vote is neither free nor fair Rubio says Belarus has released US national Jan 27 ...

The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on Sunday as the country held an orchestrated election virtually guaranteed to give the 70-year ...

In this photo released by Belarus' Presidential Press Service, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, right, takes part in an industry award ceremony in Minsk, Belarus, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.

Alexander Lukashenko, Europe’s longest-serving leader, has extended his 31-year rule in Belarus after being declared the winner of a presidential election that his exiled opponents and Western ...

To secure “victory” in the upcoming 2025 elections, Lukashenka has completely wiped out any credible political opposition in Belarus. All candidates who attempted to run against him in 2020 ...

Alexander Lukashenko is expected to extend his 31-year rule of Belarus with 87.6% of the vote in Sunday's presidential election, according to an exit poll. Officials said turnout was 81.5% in the ...

Lukashenko, in power since 1994, on brink of five more years Veteran leader rejects criticism over political prisoners EU and US say vote is neither free nor fair Rubio says Belarus releases a US ...

While Belarus has not directly involved itself in the war in Ukraine, Lukashenko has allowed his country to act as a staging area for Russia's forces, and economic and military ties between the ...

Many voters intend to shun presidential elections in Belarus, according to research carried out by Chatham House. The number of people who say they plan to cast their vote at the polls has dropped ...