(CNN) Belarus' main opposition candidate, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, has rejected preliminary election results giving the country's longtime President, Alexander Lukashenko , a landslide election victory with 80% of the vote. The Central Election Commission in Belarus announced Monday that preliminary results show Lukashenko won with 80.23% of the vote, while Tikhanovskaya stands at 9.9%. Monitoring organization Golos said it counted more than a million ballots and, according to its calculations, Tikhanovskaya won 80% of the vote. Observers barredYet internet access has been largely restricted, and was completely shut down in central Minsk, according to local reports. Riot police detain a group of demonstrators during a protest after polls closed in Belarus' presidential election, in Minsk on August 9, 2020.

Source: CNN August 10, 2020 04:54 UTC