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Presidential elections were held in Belarus on 19 December 2010.[1] The elections had originally been planned for the beginning of 2011. However, the final date was set during an extraordinary session of the National Assembly on 14 September 2010.[2]
Of the ten candidates, incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner by the Central Election Commission with 80% of the vote. Andrei Sannikov received the second-highest percentage.[3][4] After a protest was violently suppressed by riot police the night after the elections,[5] hundreds of protesters and seven presidential candidates were arrested by the KGB, including runner-up Sannikov.[6]
Western countries decried the election as a farce and an egregious affront to democracy and human rights. The United States and the European Union called for the release of all imprisoned candidates, but took no further action except a travel ban on Lukashenko. By contrast, countries such as Syria,[7] China,[7] Vietnam,[7] and Russia[8] congratulated the re-elected incumbent.
- ^ Belarus sets date of presidential election for 19 December 2010 Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Belarus Sets December Date For Presidential Vote, Radio Free Europe
- ^ ПРЕДВАРИТЕЛЬНЫЕ СВЕДЕНИЯ о результатах голосования по выборам Президента Республики Беларусь Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lukashenko's Inauguration to be Held by February 19, CEC". Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ^ Oliphant, Roland (25 December 2010). "Police guard threatened to rape Belarus Free Theatre director after election protest". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "Belarus: 7 presidential candidates face 15 years". Kyiv Post. 2010-12-22. Archived from the original on 19 January 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
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