Presidential elections were held in
Belarus on 9 September 2001.[1] The election should have been held in 1999, but a
revised constitution adopted in 1996 extended incumbent
Alexander Lukashenko's term for another two years.
Lukashenko was re-elected with 77.4% of the vote over two minor candidates. Voter turnout was 84%.[2] A senior official for the
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe noted that the pre-election environment was "not democratic" and would not describe it as "free and fair".[3]