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Opposition candidates did not win any seats in the Belarusian Parliament with nearly all the votes counted, the head of the elections commission said.
The results threw into question authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko's commitment to democratic reform, including his promises that yesterday's election would be free and fair.
Opposition leaders called on the West not to recognise the results. "There was no election in Belarus. It was an electoral farce for the West," said Anatoly Lebedko, leader of the opposition United Civil Party.
A total of 263 candidates, including 70 from the opposition, competed for the 110 Parliament seats.
