Belarusian presidential contender flees country as supporting protests turn violent

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She entered the race against a five-term incumbent when her husband, an opposition blogger, was arrested and she has since united fractured opposition groups, but Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has now left the country she wanted to lead.

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The top opposition candidate in the Belarus presidential vote who refused to concede her defeat has fled the country amid a massive police crackdown on protests, Lithuania's Foreign Minister says.Both she and Belarusian authorities said she had not been forced from the country

When asked on Monday if she was planning to go abroad to avoid being arrested, Ms Tsikhanouskaya said she had no such plan and saw no reason why she would be arrested. "So, people, take care please — no life is worth what is happening now. Children are the most important thing in our lives."Mr Lukashenko is expected to extend his grip on power despite the challenge.Ms Tsikhanouskaya, a 37-year-old former English teacher without any prior political experience, entered the race after her husband, an opposition blogger who had hoped to run for president, was arrested in May.

"We have official protocols from many poll stations, where the number of votes in my favour are many more times than for another candidate." On Monday, a protester died amid the clashes in Minsk and scores were injured as police used tear gas, flash-bang grenades and rubber bullets to disperse the demonstrators.

"She had a clear choice — to be in a Belarusian jail or to remain free in Lithuania," said 21-year-old protester Kirill Kulevich.

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Results are results. Depends on the regime. Suck it up as fleeing doesn’t help...

Seems like a re-run of the Ukraine and the orange revolution. Hopefully not the same result!!

Now this is how you rig an election.

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