AKIPRESS.COM - Alexander Lukashenko has been sworn-in as the President of Belarus.

The inauguration ceremony took place at the Palace of Independence, BelTA state news agency said.

In accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, the President assumes the office after taking the following oath: “Assuming the office of the President of the Republic of Belarus, I solemnly swear to faithfully serve the people of the Republic of Belarus, to respect and protect the rights and freedoms of man and of the citizen, to observe and protect the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, and to fulfill strictly and conscientiously the lofty duties that have been bestowed upon me.”

Alexander Lukashenko, with his right hand on the Constitution, said the words of the oath in Belarusian. 

After that Alexander Lukashenko signed the act of taking the oath, and Chairwoman of the Central Election Commission Lidia Yermoshina handed over the Certificate of the President of the Republic of Belarus to him.