Incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko has won the presidential election of Belarus, according to the preliminary results released early Monday by the country's Central Election Commission, Reuters reports.
The preliminary data from the Central Election Commission showed that Lukashenko received 86.82 percent of the vote. Sergei Syrankov, Oleg Gaidukevich, Anna Kanopatskaya and Alexander Khizhnyak secured 3.21 percent, 2.02 percent, 1.86 percent and 1.74 percent of the vote, respectively.
Under Belarusian law, a presidential candidate who secures more than 50 percent of the vote is declared the winner.
Belarussian president is elected by direct ballot and the term of office is five years. The Belarus election commission will announce the final results of the voting no later than Feb 5.
The Kremlin said on Monday (January 27) that it celebrated the victory of Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko in a presidential election in Belarus on Sunday and dismissed Western criticism of the vote as "predictable."
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Alexander Lukashenko on his reelection as the president of Belarus.
Noting that he has maintained close contact with Lukashenko in recent years, Xi said they have jointly chartered the course for and led the development of China-Belarus relations, and pushed bilateral ties to an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership of all time high.
Political mutual trust between the two sides has been continuously consolidated, Belt and Road cooperation has yielded fruitful results, and multilateral coordination has been effective, Xi said.
Xi said he attaches great importance to the development of China-Belarus relations, and would like to work with Lukashenko to continue the traditional friendship between the two countries, and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, so as to push for a greater development of China-Belarus relations and bring more benefits to the two peoples.
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev have had a telephone conversation, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
Ilham Aliyev congratulated his Belarusian counterpart on his landslide victory in the presidential election and wished Aleksandr Lukashenko many successes during his new tenure.
The two presidents discussed progress to implement the agreements reached during Aleksandr Lukashenko's visit to Baku and reaffirmed commitment to maintaining friendly relations between the two states.
