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There have been no such protests in the former Soviet republic.
The first official election results should be announced on Monday. We look forward to what President Alexander Lukashenko will say. He has not yet commented on the outcome of the elections.
People associate their hopes with the opposition candidate S. Tichanovskaya.
According to a state poll, Tichanovskaya, 37, lost elections marked by numerous irregularities. And hours after the polls closed, the Electoral Commission did not announce the first official results. Lukashenko’s victory was only reported. It reportedly raised nearly 80 percent. votes. The Election Commission website was not available, like many others in Belarus.
Ms. Tichanovskaya has no intention of admitting defeat. “Such electoral results cannot be recognized,” spokeswoman Ana Krasulina told dpa. Lukashenko’s victory after collecting 80 percent. the votes are “far from any reality.”
Meanwhile, the headquarters of the crisis met at the Ministry of the Interior. The situation is under control, the agencies said.
It is not yet known how many people have been detained. The human rights organization Vesna spoke at night about more than 50 arrests in Minsk. There were 120 of them nationwide, but the number could increase. According to observers, up to 100,000 people participated in the demonstrations in the capital.
The videos showed protesters building barricades with garbage containers, as well as police brutally beating protesters. They resisted arrest.
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