Election results show incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko scored a decisive victory, securing 82.6 percent of the vote. |
None of the arguments presented were of a serious nature and do not stand up to criticism. |
The detected violations were of procedural character and do not influence the election results. |
The polling stations opened at 8 am [local time (6 am GMT)]. No complications, excesses or disturbances have been spotted [since then]. There are few criticisms, and these contain no evidence of law abuse. |
They are not ... being punished by the [presidential] administration - they are people who provoke those conflicts. |
Those were the best organized elections I have ever seen. Local election commissions ... have practically made no mistakes. |