Lukashenko claims landslide in election labelled as ‘sham’ newsthirst.
Authoritarian Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has secured another victory in an election labelled by Western governments as a sham. The Central Election Committee stated on Monday that Lukashenko won 86.8% of the vote and that turnout was almost 87%. There were four other names on the ballot – carefully chosen to present no challenge to…