Belarusian presidential election, 2001
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Presidential elections were held in Belarus
on 9 September 2001. The result was a victory for Alexander Lukashenko
, who received 77.4% of the vote. Voter turnout was 83.9%.
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
on 9 September 2001. The result was a victory for Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko has been serving as the President of Belarus since 20 July 1994. Before his career as a politician, Lukashenko worked as director of a state-owned agricultural farm. Under Lukashenko's rule, Belarus has come to be viewed as a state whose conduct is out of line...
, who received 77.4% of the vote. Voter turnout was 83.9%.
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Lukashenko Alexander Lukashenko Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko has been serving as the President of Belarus since 20 July 1994. Before his career as a politician, Lukashenko worked as director of a state-owned agricultural farm. Under Lukashenko's rule, Belarus has come to be viewed as a state whose conduct is out of line... |
Independent | 4,666,680 | 77.4 | ||
| Vladimir Goncharik | Independent | 965,261 | 16.0 | ||
| Sergei Gaidukevich Sergei Gaidukevich Sergei Gaidukevich was the Liberal Democratic Party candidate in the 2006 elections for the office of President of Belarus, as well as in 2001 elections.... |
Liberal Democratic Party | 153,199 | 2.5 | ||
| Against all | 245,241 | 4.1 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 138,706 | – | |||
| Total | 6,169,087 | 100 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||