“I know the assessments of your mission and I will be very glad to hear your comments, suggestions, if any, during the election campaign. But you saw that we wanted to give people a holiday, and they really responded, ”BelTA quotes the head of state.
According to him, the elections were held with a record turnout, and people went to polling stations with their families and children.
“To be honest, it touches me when they come with little kids. You see, this is a holiday. Someone wanted to ruin this holiday. We saw them - they lit up even brighter that night. We have recorded (as you know this as a former intelligence officer) calls from abroad. There were calls from Poland, Great Britain and the Czech Republic, they controlled our, excuse me, sheep: they do not understand what they are doing, and they are already beginning to be controlled, ”he added.
On August 9, Belarus held elections for the head of state. After the closure of the polling stations, riots broke out in the country.
According to the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs, 39 security officials and 50 civilians were injured during the actions. About 3 thousand people were detained.
Protest actions took place in 33 settlements of the country.
According to the preliminary election results, the CEC said, Lukashenko is gaining 80.23% of the vote.