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2020 Belarusian presidential election

← 2015 9 August 2020 2025 →
Turnout 84.17%
  Президент Республики Беларусь Александр Лукашенко.jpg Sviatlana Cichanowskaja Vitebsk 01.jpg
Nominee Alexander Lukashenko Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Party Independent Independent
Alliance Belaya Rus Country for Life

Incumbent President

Alexander Lukashenko
Independent



An election for president happened in Belarus on August 9, 2020. This election was very important for the country. People voted to choose their leader.

Who Ran for President?

Several people wanted to become president. Here are the main candidates who were on the ballot:

  • Alexander Lukashenko: He was already the president. He had been president of Belarus since 1994.
  • Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: She is a political activist. She became a strong voice for change.
  • Siarhei Cherachen
  • Hanna Kanapatskaya
  • Andrey Dmitriev

What Were the Results?

After the votes were counted, it was announced that Alexander Lukashenko won. This meant he would be president for his sixth time. However, many people in Belarus and other countries did not agree with these results.

A special website called "Golos" (which means "voice") was set up before the election. People in Belarus could upload pictures of their voting papers there. Over one million voters shared their papers. Based on these pictures, it seemed impossible for Lukashenko to have received as many votes as the official results stated.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who was the main opposition candidate, said that she was the true leader of the country. She asked Lukashenko to talk about the situation. Her team also said they were ready to hold "long-term protests" against the official results.

Many people started protesting the election results. These protests continued for a long time.

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Elecciones presidenciales de Bielorrusia de 2020 para niños

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