Election officials confirmed Mr Lukashenko's re-election to a sixth term on Monday morning, saying he had won more than 80 percent of the vote, with Ms Tikhanovskaya coming second with 10 per cent.
“Severe restrictions on ballot access for candidates, prohibition of local independent observers and polling stations, intimidation of opposition candidates and then detention of peaceful protesters and journalists have marred the process and we urge the Belarusian government to respect the right to peaceably assemble and to refrain from the use of force.
But Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Mr Lukashenko, a longtime ally, as did Chinese leader Xi Jinping.Mr Lukashenko was defiant, vowing he would not allow Belarus to be"torn apart" and denouncing the protesters as foreign pawns. Thousands took to the streets of Minsk and other cities on Sunday night to denounce the vote, sparking clashes with members of law enforcement.Police said they detained some 3,000 people, around 1,000 of them in Minsk.
The interior ministry said 50 civilians and 39 police officers were injured in the capital, accusing some protesters of sparking confrontations.It said protesters in Minsk had lit flares, erected barricades, scattered nails and spikes on roads and thrown objects including paving stones at police.
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