Lukashenko wins in Belarus, opposition enraged

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko won a fifth term in office in the Presidential Election held on the 11 October 2015, with a reported 83.49% of the vote. 86% of the eligible electorate voted.

Dozens of opposition supporters held a protest march in the capital Minsk after the polls closed.

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ESO: Background information: Belarusian presidential election, 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/belarusian-presidential-election-2015/

BBC News, 12.10.15: Belarus election: Lukashenko re-elected as president http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34499387

Deutsche Welle, 12.10.15: Belarus President wins fifth term with 83 percent of vote http://dw.com/p/1GmTS

EurActiv, 12.10.15: Lukashenko wins election as Belarus' ties with West improve http://www.euractiv.com/sections/europes-east/lukashenko-wins-election-belarus-ties-west-improve-318399

ESO: Background information: EU ready to lift sanctions on Belarus, sources say http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-ready-to-lift-sanctions-on-belarus-sources-say/

Deutsche Welle, 12.10.15: Lukashenko's election victory in Belarus confirmed http://dw.com/p/1GmWf

EU: EEAS: Statement, 12.10.15: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Johannes Hahn on the presidential elections in Belarus http://eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2015/151012_04_en.htm

OSCE: ODIHR: Press Release, 12.10.15: Reforms needed to address substantial shortcomings in Belarus election, international observers say, after peaceful presidential campaign http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/belarus/191576

EUObserver, 02.11.15: Belarus opposition seeks EU help for round-table talks https://euobserver.com/foreign/130919

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