Belarusian presidential election, 2001
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Presidential elections were held in Belarus on 9 September 2001.[1] The result was a victory for Alexander Lukashenko, who received 77.4% of the vote. Voter turnout was 83.9%.[2] The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe noted that the elections were "not democratic" and not free and fair.[3]
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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Alexander Lukashenko | Independent | 4,666,680 | 77.4 | ||
Vladimir Goncharik | Independent | 965,261 | 16.0 | ||
Sergei Gaidukevich | Liberal Democratic Party | 153,199 | 2.5 | ||
Against all | 245,241 | 4.1 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 138,706 | – | |||
Total | 6,169,087 | 100 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p252 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p262
- ↑ Belarus vote 'neither free nor fair' BBC News, 10 September 2001
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