presidential republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship
Head of State:
President Alyaksandr LUKASHENKA (since 20 July 1994)
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Roman GOLOVCHENKO (since 4 June 2020)
Judiciary:
Supreme Court (consists of the chairman and deputy chairman and organized into several specialized panels, including economic and military; number of judges set by the president of the republic and the court chairman); Constitutional Court (consists of 12 judges, including a chairman and deputy chairman)