MINSK, Belarus— President Alexander Lukashenko was set to win a fifth term in Sunday’s election with ease, but he said anything less than 80 percent of the vote would be a sign that his support was slipping. Both the official exit polls and the chief election official later predicted he would get even more.
The authoritarian leader faced no serious competition in the election, which was boycotted by the opposition.
About 100 opposition supporters held a protest march after polls closed to show their discontentment, but the demonstration ended peacefully.
“Lukashenko himself set the election, set his competitors and set the percent that …read more
Source: The Epoch Times
