Liveblogging the Belarus election

As the Presidential election in Belarus election gets underway, a number of bloggers plan to liveblog the day:

Thanks to Neeka for details – it looks like she is posting pretty regular updates, too.

Just in case you were wondering how the election is going… according the the BBC News report I just watched, Lukashenko is reporting 80% support at the exit polls.

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3 comments

  1. UBIETS
    September 9, 2006 at 9:02 am

    Da, davajte golosujte za Saakashvili, pust’ on stanet vash prezident.
    Togda vy uznaete chto takoe zhit’ bez elektrichestva, otopleniya, goryachej vody i t. d.
    LUKASHENKO MOLODETS!

    Edit by Andy: My dodgy Russian, with the assistance of my infintely smarter dictionary, has turned his comment into:

    “Yes, vote for Saakashvili.  If he becomes President then you will learn to live without electricity, heating, hot water, etc.
    LUKASHENKO’S GREAT!”

    I’ve probably lost most of the nuance, though…

  2. UBIETS
    September 9, 2006 at 9:03 am

    Izvinite za oshibku.
    *Pust’ on stanet vashim prezidentom

  3. andy
    September 9, 2006 at 12:04 pm

    Thanks Ubiets.

    No need to apologise for the grammar – you should see my attempted translation of your first comment!