Belarus holds election as street protests rattle President Alexander Lukashenko

Zee News Sunday, 9 August 2020 ()
Belarus began voting in an election on Sunday pitting President Alexander Lukashenko against a former teacher who emerged from obscurity to lead the biggest challenge in years against the man once dubbed "Europe`s last dictator" by Washington.
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News video: Belarus opposition tells Lukashenko to step down

Belarus opposition tells Lukashenko to step down 02:10

 The opposition in Belarus rejected official election results handing President Alexander Lukashenko a landslide re-election victory on Monday, saying the poll was rigged and that talks needed to begin on a peaceful transfer of power. Emer McCarthy reports.