Only a few hundred people were present at the event.

Belarus’ president-elect Alexander Lukashenko was sworn in in Minsk on Wednesday, BelTA Belarusian news agency.

According to the report, the ceremony took place in the presence of a few hundred people at the Independence Palace.

The oath was not announced in advance and, although required by law, it was not broadcast on television.

The president had to be sworn in within two months of the election, meaning the event should have taken place before October 9. Lukashenko’s current term expires on November 5.

Before the inauguration, journalists on Twitter reported that half of the city center was closed, the streets were empty. Opposition politician Pavel Latushko to ReutersThey told him that the ceremony was like a secret “thieves’ meeting.”

The demonstrations in Belarus have continued since the August 9 presidential election, in which Lukashenko won his sixth seat with nearly 80 percent of the vote, according to official results. The opposition said the president, who had ruled the country since 1994, had failed the elections. At the same time, the authorities are trying to quell the protests with relentless brutality. Several protesters have died, many have reported torture in detention, and some have not come forward since they were taken into custody.



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