Preliminary official results earlier give Lukashenko a victory in Sunday's election with 80 percent of the vote. Data shows Tikhanouskaya, a former English teacher who emerged from obscurity to become his main rival, won 9.9 percent of the vote.
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko government has cracked down on the opposition ahead of an upcoming ballot, detaining protesters and would-be candidates.
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