Chinanews.com, August 10th. According to a report by the Russian Satellite Network on the 10th, the presidential election in Belarus is over. The chairman of the Central Election Commission stated that according to preliminary results, the current president Lukashenko won more than 80% of the votes in the election. .
According to reports, the chairman of the Central Election Commission of Belarus stated that the country's 5.79 million people participated in the presidential election, with a voter turnout of 84.23%. On August 9, local time, the sixth presidential election of Belarus ended. The ticket results showed that the current President Lukashenko's vote rate was 80.23%.
Data map: Belarusian President Lukashenko. Photo by Long Jie published by China News Agency
According to reports, a total of 5 candidates from Belarus successfully registered for the presidential election. In addition to Lukashenko, there are also "Tell the Truth" movement leader Dmitriev, former member of the lower house of parliament Kanopatskaya, entrepreneur Cherechyn and social activist Tikhanovskaya , Participated in the competition for the current president.
According to TASS news, according to relevant Belarusian laws, a candidate who gets more than 50% of the votes will be elected president, otherwise, the first two candidates with votes will enter the second round of voting. In the second round of voting, the person with a simple majority of votes wins. The President of Belarus has a term of 5 years and is eligible for re-election.