Belarus police clashed with protesters, Sunday, August 9, in the capital of Minsk after a presidential election in which the country’s controversial leader secured a sixth term.
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READ MORE: Belarus’ longtime president was declared the winner of Sunday’s national election Monday and vowed to quash protests opposing his victory.
The country's Central Election Commission said on Monday that after all ballots were counted, Alexander Lukashenko took 80.23% of the votes and the main opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya 9.9%.
Lukashenko, in power for 26 years, said Monday that opposition protesters would face a tough crackdown, describing them as “sheep” manipulated by foreign masters.
"Follow the law and then all these conversations about repression disappear,” he said Monday.
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