Alexander Lukashenko casting his vote
Photo: Sergei Grits / dpaThe presidential election in Belarus, overshadowed by allegations of manipulation, is said to have won the presidential election in Belarus, as expected, according to state post-election surveys. According to the so-called Exit Polls, he is said to have got 79 percent of the votes, as the state agency Belta reported on Sunday evening. The opposition candidate Svetlana Tichanowskaya is said to get only 6.8 percent of the vote.
According to the information, more than 12,000 eligible voters were asked after the polls. 30 percent of them would not have given an answer, it said. According to independent post-election surveys abroad, Tichanovskaya is said to have gained 71 percent, Lukashenko received 10 percent. In Moscow there were spontaneous protests by hundreds of Lukashenko opponents in the evening. They shouted "Get out!"
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