Exit polls in Belarus say that strongman Alexander Lukashenko has won a fifth term as president with more than 80 per cent of the vote in Sunday's election.
It means the authoritarian leader is poised to pursue his 21 year iron grip on the reins of power.
Often styled as 'Europe's last dictator', he faced no serious challenge with leading opposition figures either barred from standing or boycotting the ballot.
Exit polls showed Lukashenko won 80-84 percent of the vote, slightly more than the …
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