Voting in Autocratic Belarus: How Citizens Play This Election Game
By Maryia Rohava, Marie Curie Fellow, University of Oslo[i] The results of the presidential election in Belarus on 11 October did not confound anyone. Some political analysts[i] and international newspapers[ii] pronounced Lukashenka the winner already before the election day, and even prior to the start of early voting. The only aspect that required some patience…