“Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Minsk to protest the disputed reelection of authoritarian ruler Alexander Lukashenko, which saw him win the vote last weekend with an 80 percent landslide” Politico reports.
“Protesters are demanding the authoritarian ruler resign, following a week of angry protests and a brutal police crackdown on activists, which has left at least two people dead, hundreds injured and thousands detained. Organizers expect the protest to be the largest in the country’s history. The situation has caused cracks in the Belarusian political establishment. The country’s ambassador to Slovakia and former Lukashenko aide, Igor Leshchenya, has declared solidarity with protesters in Minsk.”