Alexander Lukashenko won the presidential election in Belarus, receiving 79.67% of the vote

December 20, Minsk /BelTA correspondent/. Alexander Lukashenko won the presidential election in Belarus, garnering 79.67% of the votes. According to preliminary voting results, the incumbent head of state was supported by 5 million 122 thousand voters. This was announced today at the CEC Information Center by Chairperson of the Central Election Commission Lidiya Yermoshina, BelTA reports. Grigory Kostusev received 1.97% of the votes, Ales Mikhalevich - 1.2%, Vladimir Neklyayev - 1.77%, Yaraslau Ramanchuk - 1.97%, Vital Rymasheuski - 1.1%, Andrei Sannikov - 2.56%, Mikalai Statkevich - 1.04%, Viktor Tereshchenko - 1.08%, Dzmitry Us - 0.48%. 6.47% of voters cast their ballots against all candidates. According to Lidiya Yermoshina, voter turnout was 90.66% compared to 92.7% in 2006. The Chairperson of the Central Election Commission also reported that no complaints regarding the election results have been received by the CEC so far. -0-