Alexander Lukashenko was officially sworn in for a seventh term as Belarus’ president on Wednesday despite continued controversy over the results of last month’s elections. The swearing-in ceremony took place in Independence Palace in the capital Minsk, the presidential press office said in a statement. After Lukashenko took the oath, holding his hand on the country's Constitution, Lidia Yermoshina, the chair of Belarus’ Central Election Commission, handed him a presidential ...