Protests erupt in Belarus after exit polls show president winning reelection | TheHill – The Hill

Protests erupted in Belarus after exit polls confirmed longtime President Alexander Lukashenko became build of dwelling to steal reelection, Reuters reported Sunday. 

Negate-approved exit polls confirmed the president winning 79.7 percent of the vote whereas his major opponent Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a outmoded English teacher, obtained 6.8 percent, in accordance to the newswire. 

Police had blocked off streets and at the least 10 other folks were detained in a single location in Minsk, Reuters reported. 

Hundreds of other folks took to the streets in the Belarusian capital whereas protesters clapped, shouted “victory” and honked their automobile horns in team spirit with the opposition, in accordance to the newswire. 

Native media furthermore reported detentions and clashes between police and protesters in the capital and diversified cities all the intention in which via Belarus, in accordance to Reuters. 

Lukashenko’s facing of the coronavirus led to mass protests earlier than the election. He has resisted the coronavirus-connected lockdowns imposed in most countries. He has served as president since 1994. 

Lukashenko acknowledged final month he had recovered from COVID-19.