It's election day in #Belarus. Incumbent president Aleksandr Lukashenko, who is facing an unprecedented opposition this year, already casted his vote. He's almost certain to win an election that many expect will be fraudulent, but the future is uncertain https://twitter.com/tutby/status/1292375552612012034
Local authorities have reportedly already strongly limited internet access in the capital, Minsk https://twitter.com/franakviacorka/status/1292367129010941952
...while law enforcement moved to arrest several members of the opposition https://twitter.com/TadeuszGiczan/status/1292374536722305025
The first official turnout figures are raising concern of mass fraud https://twitter.com/Den_2042/status/1292335881391681536
"This will more likely be #Lukashenka’s Bolotnaya, not Maidan" Some important context on the rise of a new opposition in #Belarus https://twitter.com/BalazsJarabik/status/1292380105554223105
Journalists and social media users reporting long lines at polling stations across the country — here in Novaya Borovaya, on the outskirts of Minsk https://twitter.com/tutby/status/1292387604030271488
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