Lukashenko sworn in for new term as Belarus' president

Reuters

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has been sworn in for a seventh term during a ceremony in Minsk.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was sworn in for a seventh term on Tuesday, during a ceremony held at the Ceremonial Hall of the Palace of Independence in Minsk.

The event, which was attended by more than one thousand and one hundred guests, included a formal presentation of the national flag and the presidential standard just before Lukashenko’s arrival.

Lukashenko’s re-election was confirmed after the twenty-sixth of January presidential election, where he secured more than 5.1 million votes, representing nearly 87% of the total votes cast.

The 70-year-old president has been in power since 1994.
 

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