Published 4 years ago

Lukashenko abruptly sworn in for new presidential term in Belarus

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President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn in for a new term on Wednesday, the official news agency Belta said, in a sudden inauguration conducted with no prior announcement.

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Times of India

President of Belarus inaugurated despite disputed election

State news agency Beltra reported that Wednesday's ceremony is taking place in the capital of Minsk, with several hundred top government official present. It comes after six weeks of mass protests against the official results of the August. 9 presidential election that resulted in Lukashenko's reelection after 26 years in office in office. The opposition in Belarus has challenged the election as rigged.

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BBC News

Belarus: Lukashenko inaugurated in unannounced ceremony

The embattled president of Belarus is quietly sworn in for a sixth term despite weeks of protests.

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

Lukashenko abruptly sworn in for new presidential term in Belarus

4 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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News18 India

President Of Belarus Inaugurated Despite Disputed Election

President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has assumed his sixth term of office in an inauguration ceremony that wasn't announced in advance.

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The Guardian

Lukashenko sworn in as Belarus president in secretive ceremony

Opposition and European politicians denounce move as illegitimate and ‘a farce’The inauguration of the embattled Belarusian autocrat, Alexander Lukashenko, for another term as president has taken place in Minsk in a secretive ceremony that was not announced in advance. Opposition leaders and European politicians immediately denounced the move as illegitimate.“The day in which the president takes office, the day of the inauguration, is the day of…

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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