The landslide victory (with 80.23% of the votes) of incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus’ presidential elections on Sunday sparked violent protests by supporters of the opposition in Minsk and other cities. A protester was killed and dozens were injured following clashes with police forces.
Opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who received 9.9% of the votes, refused to accept the results, stating that they were rigged.
“I consider myself the winner of this election” Tikhanovskaya said in a statement before leaving the country for Lithuania.
“I consider myself the winner of this election” Tikhanovskaya said in a statement before leaving the country for Lithuania.