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**Citizens of ] head to the polls to ] the country's ]. Long-ruling ] is challenged by ] after her husband and ] ] was jailed and banned from the vote like other prominent opposition figures. Protesters and journalists were also detained in the weeks leading to the election. **Citizens of ] head to the polls to ] the country's ]. Long-ruling ] is challenged by ] after her husband and ] ] was jailed and banned from the vote like other prominent opposition figures. Protesters and journalists were also detained in the weeks leading to the election.
**A ] exit poll shows ] ] winning 79.7% of the vote. **A ] exit poll shows ] ] winning 79.7% of the vote. These results have been dismissed by the main opposition candidate ], who criticized them has "massively rigged".
**Lukashenko, in power ], declares a ] against the opposition, as ] clash with protesters in the capital ]. ] in reaction to the disputed results have been reported in at least 20 other Belarusian cities. Fifty civilians and thirty-nine police officers were injured, while at least 3,000 protesters are arrested across the country, one-third of them in Minsk. **Lukashenko, in power ], declares a ] against the opposition, as ] clash with protesters in the capital ]. ] in reaction to the disputed results have been reported in at least 20 other Belarusian cities. Fifty civilians and thirty-nine police officers were injured, while at least 3,000 protesters are arrested across the country, one-third of them in Minsk.
**A ] in Minsk rams a group of protesters, hitting one of them. The condition of the victim is unknown, with reports of his death not confirmed. **A ] in Minsk rams a group of protesters, hitting one of them. The condition of the victim is unknown, with reports of his death not confirmed.
**Main opposition candidate ] rejects the results of the election, claiming she had won a majority and describes the election as "massively rigged".
**] reports that the ] has been "]" in ], with a near total blackout in Minsk. **] reports that the ] has been "]" in ], with a near total blackout in Minsk.
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