Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko listens to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in the Black sea resort of Sochi, Russia in February. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, candidate for the presidential elections greets people waving old Belarus flags during a meeting to show her support , in Brest, 326 km southwest of Minsk, Belarus. Previous NextAfter 26 years in office, the authoritarian leader of Belarus is facing the toughest challenge yet as he runs for a sixth term. “That is the main reason behind protests.”When the presidential campaign began, authorities cracked down on the opposition with a renewed vigor. “It will be about 80% of the vote for Lukashenko, so that his entourage doesn’t think that the leader has grown weaker,” he predicted.

Source: The Standard August 08, 2020 13:52 UTC