BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

20/12/2010

Incumbent Belarus president Lukashenko wins landslide

Incumbent Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko gained 79.67% of the vote in Sunday's presidential election after 100% of the ballots have been counted, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said.

CEC head Lidiya Yermoshina said the voter turnout was 90.66%.

Lukashenko, dubbed by the United States "Europe's last dictator" for a clampdown on opposition and dissent, has ruled the country since 1994. At the previous election in 2006, he won 83% of the vote.

MINSK, December 20 (RIA Novosti)

Source:

http://en.rian.ru/world/20101220/161849625.html




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