Belarus' presidential election concluded on Sunday, August 9, 2020. President Alyaksandr Lukashenka, in power since 1994, faced four challengers: Syarhey Cherachan, Andrey Dzmitryeu, Hanna Kanapatskaya, and Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya. The vote, not monitored by international observers, followed government claims of an alleged plot to violently disrupt the election, and the arrest or detention of government critics, including potential presidential candidates.