Derided in the West as a dictator, the Belarusian president has said his leadership brings “stability and security” Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has won a seventh term in office, extending his three-decade rule of the former Soviet republic for another five years, exit polls have indicated after the country’s election on Sunday.  Competing against four other candidates, Lukashenko won 87.6% of the vote, according to exit polls released by Belarusian state media after voting closed.