A seventh term for Lukashenka The 70-year-old Belarusian autocrat, reigning in Minsk since 1994, is preparing to stage a coronation for yet another five-year term, totalling a potential 35 years in power. After falsifying the results of the elections in August 2020, Lukashenka has preserved his power thanks to two factors: brutal repression of the country’s pro-democracy demonstrations and political and economic support from Russia. To prevent similar large-scale unrest to that of 2020,