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Sunday, August 9, 2020
Lukashenko wins Belarus presidential vote with 79.7% — exit poll
MINSK, Belarus — Longtime Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko wins today’s presidential election with 79.7 percent of the vote, according to the official exit poll, after a tense campaign that saw a woman opposition candidate posing a historic challenge.
Main opposition challenger Svetlana Tikhanovskaya comes second with 6.8 percent, according to the poll, as the election commission announces voting will be extended at some polling stations where long lines had formed.
— AFP
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