Alexander Lukashenko - Wikipedia
Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko [c] (also transliterated as Alyaksandr Ryhoravich Lukashenka; [d] born 30 August 1954) is a Belarusian politician who has been the first and to date, only president of Belarus since the office's establishment in 1994, [7] making him the current longest-serving head of state in Europe.
Belarus president set to extend 30-year rule as critics slam ‘sham ...
11 hours ago · Belarusians are voting in a closely-managed presidential election that is all but certain to extend the one-man rule of Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994 and Europe’s longest-serving leader.
Belarus strongman set to win a 7th term in an election the …
23 hours ago · 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-old autocrat yet another term on top of his three decades in power. “Needed!” the posters proclaim beneath a photo of Lukashenko, his hands clasped together.
Alexander Lukashenko set to win 7th term in Belarus election the ...
16 hours ago · 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 ...
Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of 'Europe's …
2 days ago · With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, the 70-year-old Alexander Lukashenko is back on the ballot, all but certain to add a seventh presidential term.
Belarus presidential election: Who’s taking on Lukashenko, does it ...
22 hours ago · Belarusians are voting in a presidential election on Sunday as President Alexander Lukashenko seeks a seventh mandate to rule. For the past 30 years, Lukashenko, 70, dubbed by many analysts as ...
Alexander Lukashenko | Facts, Biography, & Presidency of …
Jan 19, 2025 · Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian politician who espoused communist principles and who became president of the country in 1994. His decades-long autocratic rule, which was characterized by suppression of free speech and widespread election fraud, earned him the nickname ‘Europe’s last dictator.’
Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko to stand for re ... - CNN
Feb 25, 2024 · Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he will run for another term in elections set to be held in 2025, a move likely to extend the long rule of a key ally of Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
Who Is Aleksandr Lukashenko? - The New York Times
Jul 6, 2023 · The brief mutiny by the Wagner mercenary force last month has given Belarus’s autocratic leader Aleksandr G. Lukashenko an opening to upend his subservient relationship with Moscow.
Belarus sets a Jan. 26 election that's almost certain to extend its ...
Oct 23, 2024 · TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Lawmakers in Belarus on Wednesday set the next presidential election for Jan. 26, a vote almost certain to extend the three-decade rule of authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko, who has suppressed all political dissent.