Image copyright Reuters On the presidential elections in Belarus, according to preliminary data, Alexander Lukashenko won, gaining 83.49% of the vote, told reporters CEC Chairman Lydia Yermoshina country.
The final results of the CEC countries announced on Monday morning.
Previously released exit polls also gave the victory of Alexander Lukashenko with more than 80% of the vote.
RIA “Novosti” with reference to the Central Election Commission of Belarus He reported that Lukashenko won 65.58% of the vote in the capital. The second place was taken by an activist of the campaign “Tell the Truth!” Tatiana Karatkevich (6.99%), the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Sergei Gaydukevich – 3.35%. The leader of the Patriotic Party, Nikolai Ulakhovich gained 2.74% of votes. Against all in Minsk voted 199 thousand 406 voters.
To participate in the elections have not been allowed the most critical of Alexander Lukashenko opposition, especially Nikolai Statkevich and Anatoly Lebedko.
As says our correspondent in Minsk Tatiana Melnichuk, presidential candidate of the democratic movement “Tell the truth!” Tatiana Karatkevich leaders of the protests do not consider the views of the opposition spokesman. A number of opposition organizations accuse Karatkevich in the game according to the rules of power, lack of criticism of the existing order and concealing problems with the violation of human rights.
According to the Belarusian Central Election Commission participated in the elections 86.75% of voters. The highest turnout was in the Vitebsk region (91%), and the lowest – in Minsk (73,33%).
On Saturday night, the eve of the presidential election, more than a thousand people at the call of the Belarusian opposition leaders held in the center of Minsk, demanding the resignation of President Lukashenko and free elections without fraud.
Such a mass protest rally was held for the first time after the dispersal of the protest on the day of the past presidential election – December 19, 2010.
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