AT least one person is dead after protesters clashed with riot police in Belarus after an exit poll showed leader Alexander Lukashenko had been re-elected.
Shocking pictures from capital Minsk, show police using stun grenades in a bid to control rioters with reports that dozens have been injured.
Lukashenko, who has ruled the country for 26 years, won the election with 80 per cent of the vote, according to preliminary results broadcast on state tv.
However, there are reportedly fears the vote was rigged after two opposition candidates were denied spots on the ballot before one was jailed and the other fled to Russia.
Lukashenko, dubbed Europe’s last dictator, has been widely condemned for his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic which he said could be treated with saunas and vodka.
Yet despite growing public anger, the long-time leader is set to win a landslide.
Opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, 37, said she did not believe the poll numbers which only gave her 7 per cent of the vote.
She told reporters: “I believe my eyes, and I see that the majority is with us.”
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