Photo from Minsk
[Minsk. October square. 22:00 Minsk time.]
[Est. 25,000 - 35,000 protesters showed up in Minsk center.]
Official results: Lukashenka will get 85%-90% of the vote.
Unofficial exit polls: Lukashenka got only about 45-47%.
And united opposition leader Milinkevich — about 30%.
Independent exit polls in Belarusian embassies across Europe:
Exit poll in Lithuania: 36% voted for Milinkevich.
Exit poll in Belgium: 62% for Milinkevich.
Exit poll in Germany: more than 72% for Milinkevich.
Exit poll in Czech Republic: 81% for Milinkevich.
Exit poll in Poland: 88% for Milinkevich.
More later.
March 19th, 2006 at 11:26 pm
Good luck man. I’m refreshing every 15 minutes!
March 20th, 2006 at 12:07 am
Thank you so much, Robert. Actually, I’m extremely busy right now (which is related to elections), so I don’t have a free minute. As I predicted, it doesn’t look good (another “elegant victory” for Lukashenka), but I’ll write something tomorrow morning, a kind of wrap-up summary.
It’s pity there’s almost nothing in English, no blogs, no special news coverage.
Though CNN showed something on the evening news.
March 20th, 2006 at 12:30 am
I had planned to go to Belarus in July for the previously scheduled election date, but well, that didn’t go down. Hopefully something will come out of this. Keep it up!
March 20th, 2006 at 12:56 am
I hope the people of belarus will reach real democracy! dont give up. your fight is honourful!!
March 20th, 2006 at 1:09 am
Long live revolution!
March 20th, 2006 at 2:29 am
Wow. It’s Lukashenka got even more of the vote than they were estimating on the BBC. I’ve just only woken up (China time). It’s good to see the people actually voicing their opinion one way or another.
March 20th, 2006 at 2:39 am
30.000 Demonstranten gegen Wahlbetrug in Minsk
Nach der Farce der Wahlen in Belarus sind viele Menschen in Minsk auf dem Platz des Oktober demonstrieren gegangen.
Während tagesschau.de von Tausenden oder 10.000 Demonstranten spricht, meldet das BR23 Weblog 25.000 - 35.000 Demonstranten und bele…
March 20th, 2006 at 4:22 am
Best of luck! There are many many folks here in the US that are behind you.
BJ
March 20th, 2006 at 4:36 am
Oh well, you guys won’t get anywhere, not enough popular discontent. Better luck next time, we tried to bring that fucker Milosevic down at least twice before we succeeded, so who knows, 2010 is just around the corner…
March 20th, 2006 at 5:03 am
Keep it up! We’re all Belarussian until this ends in victory.
OEC
March 20th, 2006 at 7:02 am
Keep updating us
March 20th, 2006 at 10:26 am
In CZECH REPUBLIC: 81,1 %!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 20th, 2006 at 5:50 pm
There was a long story about the election on National Public Radio here in the States this morning, and that’s definitely the most I’ve seen a standard media outlet here give it. Deutsche Welle had a huge story on it during their Journal tv program yesterday.
Unfortunately, I believe a lot of the world attention will be diverted by the upcoming election in the Ukraine. :-(
March 20th, 2006 at 7:33 pm
Is there any webcam on the October Square in Minsk?
March 20th, 2006 at 9:11 pm
hans.pennings@planet.nl
March 23rd, 2006 at 3:56 pm
Boys and girls! Is there any photographers, who was at October Square? I’m searching for my photoes (I was in broken glases). Please, send it to me.
February 1st, 2008 at 4:20 am
Thanks for sharing
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