Belarus police face-off with protesters after presidential poll
2020-08-10 09:27:52 source：The Aljazeera
August 10, 2020
Police in Belarus have cracked down on opposition protesters after an official exit poll put President Alexander Lukashenko on course to win a sixth term.
The exit poll for state television on Sunday gave Lukashenko 79.7 percent of Sunday's vote, with his main challenger, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, coming second with 6.8 percent. A political newcomer, Tikhanovskaya mounted an historic challenge to Lukashenko and drew big crowds in campaign rallies around the country.
Preliminary results are not expected until Monday.
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