There have been allegations of vote-rigging in Belarus where people have voted on whether the president should be allowed to stand for a third term. Both the EU and US have cast doubts on whether the poll is free and fair. A government-endorsed exit poll showed President Alexander Lukashenko heading for easy victory with more than 80% of the votes cast. But an independent survey suggested Lukashenko may not have gathered enough votes to change the constitution. The poll, commissioned by the Baltic service of Gallup, said that if official turnout figures were taken into consideration less than the required 50% of the electorate could have voted yes.

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