Belarusian night of protests after presidential vote
World
August 10, 2020, 11:54
Several thousand people reportedly took part in the protests in Minsk
Protests were held in different parts of Minsk after the results of the exit polls had suggested victory of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Several thousand people reportedly took part in the protests. One person was killed in night clashes, representative of the Viasna human rights center Valentin Stefanovich told TASS in a phone conversation. According to Belarusian Election Commission, Alexander Lukashenko won presidential election with 80.23% of the vote and opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya came in second with 9.90%.