They were not waiting for the one who would win. We waited, how. With a turnout of more than 92%, about 80% of voters voted for the current head of Belarus. The second place with 6% was taken by the single opposition candidate Alexander Milinkevich. Even before the official summing up of the voting results, he called on Belarusians to gather for a protest against unfair elections. To which the country's Central Election Commission quickly showed him his place: they say, you yourself have violated election legislation more than once, provoking people to unsanctioned rallies and campaigning against the main candidate.