(CLO) On January 26, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is expected to continue to hold power, with nearly 88% of the vote, according to poll results announced by state television.
However, Western countries have rejected the legitimacy of this election. Mr. Lukashenko declared: "I do not care about the West."
Mr Lukashenko is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0
According to Belarusian officials, voter turnout was 85.7%, out of a total of 6.9 million eligible people.
Mr Lukashenko faces no real challenge from the other four candidates in the election.
Exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya opposed the election and organized protests in Warsaw and several Eastern European cities.
Despite the criticism, Mr. Lukashenko rejected it all and declared that he did not care whether the West recognized the election results or not.
The US and EU refused to recognise Lukashenko as Belarus’s leader after the 2020 election, which was accused of rigging his victory over Tsikhanouskaya. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in protest, and thousands were arrested.
Cao Phong (according to Politico, NYT, CNN)
Source: https://www.congluan.vn/ong-lukashenko-tien-toi-chien-thang-ap-dao-trong-cuoc-bau-cu-belarus-post332147.html
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