In a presidential election dismissed as a farce and an affront to democracy, strongman Alexander Lukashenko has secured a seventh term in power to extend his 30 years of rule over Belarus. State media reported that 70-year-old Lukashenko,

MINSK -- Incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko is leading the 2025 Belarus presidential election with 87.6 percent of the vote, according to the first exit poll cited by the Belarusian Committee of Youth Organizations on Sunday.

In Belarus, the so-called presidential "elections" began on the morning of January 26, with the self-proclaimed president Alexander Lukashenko once again running for office. Polling stations have opened across the country,

Belarusian autocrat Alexander Lukashenko, 70, is seeking reelection for a seventh term. A presidential election will take place in Belarus on Sunday. Belarus might be dragged into a war,' "said Valery Karbalevich,