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Belarus President: Alexander Lukashenko, a close aide of Russian President Vladimir Putin and known as Europe’s last dictator, was sworn in as President again on Tuesday (March 25). Alexander Lukashenko has been sworn in as President of Belarus for the seventh time. After taking the oath of office, Alexander Lukashenko mocked those who call him a dictator, especially Western countries. He said, “Belarus has more democracy than those countries which consider themselves its model.”
Lukashenko completed three decades in power
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has just completed three decades in power and he termed the elections held on January 26 as a bitter spectacle for his political opponents. At the same time, the Election Commission of Belarus announced that Lukashenko won the election with about 87 percent of the votes. Let us tell you that in the presidential election, four symbolic candidates stood against him, who were considered loyal to Lukashenko and who have themselves praised Lukashenko’s rule in the country.
Protests were held against Lukashenko in 2020
When Alexander Lukashenko won the presidential election in 2020, about 90 lakh people protested on a large scale for several months, but it was brutally suppressed. At the same time, the President has put almost all the leaders of the opposition in jail or they are living in exile abroad.
After the protests, more than 65 thousand people were arrested. Thousands of people were beaten by the police. Apart from this, independent media outlets and NGOs were also closed and even banned. Lukashenko was criticized a lot by Western countries after this move and many sanctions were imposed on Belarus.
Thousands of supporters were present at Lukashenko’s swearing-in
Thousands of supporters of Alexander Lukashenko were present during the swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday March 25. During this, the President condemned his critics by calling them foreign slaves.
