Belarus’s election commission confirmed Lukashenko’s winning margin, setting the stage for a protracted confrontation
MOSCOW—Riot police clashed with protesters in the Belarus capital Minsk after exit polls from the country’s presidential election projected veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko winning with 80% of the vote despite growing anger over a stagnating economy and a rising number of politically linked detentions.
Opposition supporters called for protests against what they described as a fraudulent election in which three of the main opposition candidates were barred from competing. Demonstrations and rallies in the run-up to Sunday’s...
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