Exit poll shows Lukashenko is set to win Belarus presidential election with 80% support

A preliminary exit poll has given Belarus’ longtime leader Lukashenko nearly 80 per cent of the vote, according to Russian media reports.

Main opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, meanwhile, received 6.8 per cent, based on the official exit poll.

epa08592929 Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrives to a polling station during the presidential elections in Minsk, Belarus, 09 August 2020. Five candidates are contesting for the presidential seat, including the incumbent president Alexander Lukashenko. EPA-EFE/TATYANA ZENKOVICH

epa08592897 Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko votes during the presidential elections at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, 09 August 2020. Five candidates are contesting for the presidential seat, including the incumbent president Alexander Lukashenko. EPA-EFE/TATYANA ZENKOVICH

epa08592931 Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (C) arrives to a polling station during the presidential elections in Minsk, Belarus, 09 August 2020. Five candidates are contesting for the presidential seat, including the incumbent president Alexander Lukashenko. EPA-EFE/TATYANA ZENKOVICH

epa08593037 A Belarusian man votes in a booth during the presidential elections at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, 09 August 2020. Five candidates are contesting for the presidential seat, including the incumbent president Alexander Lukashenko. EPA-EFE/TATYANA ZENKOVICH

epa08593443 Belarusians, who live in Ukraine wait to vote near the polling station organized in the Belarusian embassy during presidential elections in Kiev, Ukraine, 09 August 2020. Five candidates are contesting for the presidential seat, including Alexander Lukashenko, the incumbent President of Belarus. EPA-EFE/STEPAN FRANKO

epa08593807 Belarusian people queue outside a polling station to cast their votes during the presidential elections in Minsk, Belarus, 09 August 2020. Five candidates are contesting for the presidential seat, including the incumbent President Lukashenko. EPA-EFE/TATYANA ZENKOVICH

Polls closed in Belarus at 19:00 CET but voting will continue as people continued to queue in the capital city, Minsk.

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