Lukashenko wins landslide victory in Belarus vote, exit poll shows

August 9, 2020 Europe, Worldwide Leave a comment 230 Views

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko smiles after voting at a polling station during the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Belarusians are voting on whether to grant their authoritarian president a sixth term in office, following a campaign marked by unusually strong demonstrations by opposition supporters frustrated with the country's stumbling economy, political repression and weak response to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Belarus’ incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko wins landslide victory in the presidential elections, exit poll shows.

An exit poll conducted at the request of Mir TV shows Lukashenko is winning with 79.7% of the vote.

Main opposition challenger Svetlana Tikhanovskaya comes second with 6.8%, according to the poll.

Results are expected to be announced on Monday for the first round of the election. A candidate must receive more than 50 percent of the vote to win outright in the first round.

Alexander Lukashenko has led the country for the last 26 years.

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