Belarus CEC: Alexander Lukashenko won 80.23% of the vote

According to preliminary results of Belarus Presidential Elections, the incumbent President Lukashenko won 80.23% of the vote, - reported the Head of the Belarus Central Election Committee, Lidya Ermoshina.

According to her, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya took second place with 9.9% of the vote, - Anna Konopatskaya third - 1.68%. 6.02% of the voters voted against all candidates.

As Lidya Ermoshina stated, the voter turnout amounted to 84.23%.

For the record, yesterday's protests which started after announcing the results turned into a confrontation between the demonstrators and the police. The law enforcement services used water cannons against the protesters. According to international media, more than 100 people were detained across the country.