Belarusian state tv reported that the nation's president, Alexander Lukashenko, was re-elected for a seventh five-year time period with 87.6%, citing a sixth ballot.
Lukashenko, an in depth ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has dominated Belarus with an iron fist since 1994. The US and European Union stated earlier than immediately's election that it couldn’t be free and truthful since impartial media are banned and all main opposition figures have been jailed or pressured to flee overseas.
The electoral fee introduced that participation reached 81.5%. 6.9 million residents had the suitable to vote.
The exiled opposition referred to as the election a “farce”.
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Supply: APE-MPE-Reuters
