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Background. On 8 May 2020, the National Assembly set 9 August as the date for the presidential election. [13] Incumbent president Alexander Lukashenko had been leading the country since the first presidential elections held in 1994. Over the next two years, he rapidly consolidated his power.
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The following is a list of the official reactions to the 2020 Belarusian presidential election and the surrounding 2020 Belarusian protests . International reactions to Lukashenko's re-election. Belarus. Congratulated Lukashenko. Recognised Tsikhanouskaya as winner. Did not recognise results. Expressed criticism over conflict escalation.
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Aug 10, 2020 · 10 August 2020. Reuters. Protests continued in Minsk the day after the election. The main challenger to Belarus's Alexander Lukashenko has refused to accept the autocratic president won...
- 'It Seemed Like We'd Already Won'
- 'A High-Level Meeting'
- 'Something Had Begun'
- 'We Couldn't Help Everyone'
- 'They Left…. There Were No Tents'
- 'Dealing with A Brutal Dictator'
In the weeks before the vote, it was already evident that this election would be unlike any of the other highly manipulated ballots in Belarus's post-Soviet history. As independent candidates began collecting signatures to qualify for the race, it became clear that a wave of discontent was sweeping the country. Anatol Kotau, who served as an advise...
At the same time, Lukashenka shored up his real base of support -- the police and the security apparatus. Alyaksandr Azarau is the director of BYPOL, a public organization of former police officers who quit during the protests. He said Lukashenka spent much of the preelection period visiting riot-police units and special-operations forces in places...
Election day on August 9, 2020, began routinely enough, although there were large crowds -- a sign of intense interest in the vote and its outcome, unusual after years of apathy over tightly controlled ballots whose results were a foregone conclusion. The 50 percent turnout threshold was passed before noon. "I never saw anything like this," one Min...
Lukashenka kept a low profile for the first few days after the election. "I think on the first day he didn't feel anything," Kotau said. "When people gathered at the column [on Independence Square in Minsk] on the first day, they were dispersed and there was a sense that everything would proceed as usual. The demonstration was a little bigger than ...
The most violent phase of the crisis lasted three days. After that, both sides adopted different tactics. On August 12, a couple hundred women appeared in a Minsk market dressed all in white, demanding an accurate count of the votes. People in passing cars honked in support. Similar demonstrations popped up in other cities. The police stood back. "...
On August 17, Lukashenka helicoptered in to a staged rally in front of workers at the Minsk Wheeled Tractor Factory (MZKT) and defiantly vowed not to hold new elections "until you kill me." WATCH: A speech by Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka at a tractor plant in Minsk on August 17, 2020, was interrupted several times by workers who chant...
Aug 9, 2020 · EPA. An exit poll, conducted by a pro-government organisation, has predicted a landslide victory for Mr Lukashenko. The long-time leader of Belarus, President Alexander Lukashenko, appears...
Oct 2, 2020 · 2 October 2020. EPA. Belarusian officials are accused of a crackdown on pro-democracy reporters in the country. The EU and Belarus have imposed sanctions on each other in an escalating row...
