Belarus' opposition activists and Western officials on Monday denounced an orchestrated election that extends the more than three-decade rule of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. The country's exiled opposition leader called the result “sheer nonsense.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has congratulated President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko on his historic victory in the presidential election. In a post on X, the Prime Minister wished him continued success for the 7th term in office.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was on track to win a seventh five-year term with 87.6% of the vote in Sunday's election, according to an exit poll broadcast on state television. Lukashenko,