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World Service,15 Aug 2020,9 mins

Belarus’ contested election

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Autocratic leader Alexander Lukashenko claims to have won a landslide in the country’s presidential elections. But how can we know what really happened? Tim Harford delves into the numbers behind the widely questioned election result, with Dr Brian Klaas and political analyst Artyom Shraibman. (Photo: Thousands of protesters march in Belarus over the disputed re-election.13 August 2020.Credit: Sergei Gapon/Getty Images)

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