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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko wins re-election

12 October 2015 07:37 (UTC +04:00)

Election chief Lidiya Yermoshina gave the result at a televised news conference and it also appeared on the commission's website. The result is still formally a preliminary one.

The result is the highest ever for Lukashenko, whose government made a huge effort to ensure a high turnout of over 86 percent, with more than a third of the population taking part in early voting from Tuesday.

In the latest polls, Lukashenko stood against three little-known opponents who trailed with results in the single figures. Tatiana Korotkevich came second with 4.42 percent.

The most popular option for those who opposed Lukashenko was to vote against all candidates, which 6.4 percent of voters opted to do.