2001 Belarusian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Belarus on 9 September 2001. The election should have been held in 1999, but a revised constitution adopted in 1996 extended incumbent Alexander Lukashenko's term for another two years.

2001 Belarusian presidential election

9 September 2001
Turnout83.86%
 
Nominee Alexander Lukashenko Uładzimir Hančaryk
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 4,666,680 965,261
Percentage 77.39% 16.01%

Results by region
Lukashenko:      55–60%      75–80%      80–85%      85–90%

President before election

Alexander Lukashenko
Independent

Elected President

Alexander Lukashenko
Independent

Lukashenko was re-elected with 77.4% of the vote over two minor candidates. Voter turnout was 84%. A senior official for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe noted that the pre-election environment was "not democratic" and would not describe it as "free and fair".

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