16 minutes agoLukashenko wins elections in Belarus with 80 per cent of the vote
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)According to preliminary results, published by the Central Election Commission in Belarus, the president of this state, Alexander Lukashenko, has won the elections by 80 per cent of the vote. Svetlana Tikhanouskaya, former English teacher and main opposition candidate in the race, has won only 9.9 percent of the vote, based [...]
Svetlana Tikhanouskaya, former English teacher and main opposition candidate in the race, has won only 9.9 percent of the vote, based on results published by this commission, Reuters writes, broadcast the Express newspaper.
Last night, police and protesters have clashed in Belarus's capital, Minsk, and in other cities of this state, as the results of a state-run political TV ex-exit were predicted to win the incumbent, Alexander Lukashenko.
The opposition has earlier declared that it expects the voting process to be manipulated, saying it will organise an alternative number of votes.
The web monitoring group, “NetBlocks”, said the network has been blocked throughout the country and that the situation has deteriorated throughout the day, thus creating a vacuum of information.
