MINSK, Feb 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Belarusian Central Election Commission has officially declared Alexander Lukashenko’s victory in the latest presidential elections with 86.82 percent of the votes.
For other candidates, Sergei Syrankov received 3.21 percent, followed by Oleg Gaidukevich (2.02 percent), Anna Kanopatskaya (1.86 percent) and Alexander Khizhnyak (1.74 percent). Around 3.60 percent of voters voted against all candidates.
The presidential elections were held in Belarus on Jan 26. The turnout was 85.69 percent.
Under Belarusian law, a presidential candidate who secures more than 50 percent of the vote is declared the winner.
Lukashenko was first elected president of Belarus in 1994. He was later re-elected in 2001, 2006, 2010, 2015 and 2020.
Meanwhile, the government of Belarus has resigned after the presidential election, the press service said.
According to the Belarusian Constitution, the government resigned following the election. The resignation document was signed by the country’s Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree on Monday, instructing the government to continue to fulfill their duties until a new government is formed. — NNN-XINHUA
