Daily Memo: Belarus’ Election Results, Beirut’s Explosion Fallout

About 3,000 people have been detained in post-election protests in Belarus.

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Belarus’ predictable election results. The presidential election in Belarus ended, as expected, with a landslide victory for the incumbent, Alexander Lukashenko, who won 80.23 percent of the vote. With turnout at 84.23 percent, the results will be final, though this was the lowest turnout for an election in the past 10 years. The campaign of […]

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