Alexander Lukashenko Secures Seventh Consecutive Term as President of Belarus.

Appointment | Dated: 30 Jan 2025

In January 2025, Alexander Lukashenko was re-elected as President of Belarus for his 7th consecutive five-year term, securing 86.8% of the vote in the presidential election.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - Belarus, officially known as the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia.
  • - The country’s capital is Minsk, and its currency is the Belarusian Ruble (BYN). Roman Alexandrovich Golovchenko serves as the Prime Minister of Belarus.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) Alexander Lukashenko became the first president of Belarus in 1994 and has been the only person to hold the position since then.
  • (ii) The Belarusian Parliament, known as the National Assembly, is a bicameral body with two chambers: the Council of the Republic (upper house) with 110 members, and the House of Representatives (lower house) with 64 members.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Recently, who was re-elected as the President of Belarus for the seventh consecutive term?

Correct Answer: Alexander Lukashenko

🚀 Quick Recap:

About Belarus

  • Capital: Minsk
  • President: Aleksandr Lukashenko