Belarus Votes After Waves of Arrests Ahead of Pivotal Election

MOSCOW—The main opposition candidate in Belarus’s presidential election went into hiding forward of Sunday’s vote, as long-term chief President Alexander Lukashenko ready to increase his 26-year-long maintain on energy.

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, 37, who emerged to vote later within the day, managed to unite the nation’s opposition and faucet into simmering resentment over Mr. Lukashenko’s heavy-handed rule and erratic dealing with of the coronavirus disaster. But political analysts mentioned Mr. Lukashenko is more likely to be declared the winner…