How Many Votes Did Lukashenka Actually Win?

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Election results that gave Alyaksandr Lukashenka 80 percent of Belarus’ August 9 presidential vote have led to unprecedented protests that have lasted for months. Anna Shamanska takes a look at what election analysts consider to be the weak spots in the Belarusian Central Election Commission’s calculations and whether, in reality, a second round of voting could have been expected.