Belarus President Is Secretly Inaugurated Weeks After Disputed Election
Alexander Lukashenko declared a landslide victory in Aug. 9 polls widely seen as fraudulent. He was sworn in for a sixth term Wednesday in a secret ceremony in the capital, according to state media.
by Scott Neuman
Sep 23, 2020
2 minutes
In a secret ceremony, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was sworn in for a sixth term Wednesday in the capital amid nationwide protests and international outrage over his August reelection in a vote widely viewed as fraudulent.
State media announced that Lukashenko, who has held on to power for more than a quarter-century, took the oath
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