2020 Belarusian presidential election facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
2020 Belarusian presidential election
Turnout	84.17%
Incumbent President; Alexander Lukashenko; Independent	; ;

The Presidential elections were held in Belarus on 9 August 2020.

Candidates

These candidates appeared on the ballot:

Alexander Lukashenko (incumbent, president of Belarus since 1994)
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, political activist and feminist
Siarhei Cherachen
Hanna Kanapatskaya
Andrey Dmitriev

Results

It was announced that Lukashenko won the election, marking his 6th term as President of the Republic of Belarus. This was disputed by both national and international sources. The platform "Golos (voice)" created prior to the election allowed Belarusians to upload photographs of their voting papers. From the sample provided – over 1 million voters – it was proven impossible for former President Lukashenko to obtain the number of votes stated.

Opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya declared herself as the national leader of the country and called on Lukashenko to start negotiations. Meanwhile, her campaign team stated that they were ready to hold "long-term protests" against the official results.

Many protests the election results. These events are still ongoing.

Images for kids

Street banner in Minsk with the date of the election. "9 жніўня 2020 ВЫБAPЫ ПРЭЗІДЭНТА РЭСПУБЛІКІ БЕЛАРУСЬ" (Belarusian: 9 August 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN BELARUS)
Rally in support of Tsikhanouskaya in Minsk on 30 July 2020
Rally in support of Tsikhanouskaya in Minsk on 30 July 2020. Security measures (taken after the arrest of 33 alleged Russian mercenaries)
Map of demonstrations in solidarity with the Belarusian opposition
The queue of voters at the embassy of Belarus in Moscow, Russia
Map of official results by Tsikhanouskaya's vote share