“Belarus’s under-fire autocrat Alexander Lukashenko has secretly inaugurated himself as president in a ceremony at his palace in Minsk,” The Independent reports.
“The 26-year ruler declared an 80 per cent landslide victory in 9 August elections — claims that led to weeks of protest and a witheringly violent response from the state.”
Bloomberg: Belarus strongman outsmarts opposition with snap inauguration.
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