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Belarusian polls for lower house end with turnout of 75 percent

Xinhua, September 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Belarusian elections for parliamentarians in the lower house concluded Sunday in the country's all 110 electoral districts with a turnout of nearly 75 percent, the Central Election Commission announced.

After midnight Sunday, initial results from the polls showed that candidates instead of those nominated by the government won in some districts.

The outcome of the current elections is expected to lead to the representation of opposition for the first time in 12 years in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus.

Before Sunday, about one third of the Belarusian voters cast ballots during the early voting on Sept. 6-10, it is reported. Endi