#MINSK, January 26. 
More than 50% of voters have cast their ballots in the Belarusian presidential election, meaning it has been declared valid, Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC), Alexey #Bashan, stated.
The turnout at the presidential election in Belarus as of 2 p.m. local time (11 a.m. GMT) amounted to 66.41%, the secretary of the Central Election Commission of the republic, Yelena #Baldovskaya, said.
According to her, 56.61% of citizens voted in Minsk, 72.86% - in the Brest Region, 65.12% - in the Vitebsk Region, 72.92% - in the Gomel Region, 60.60% - in the Grodno Region, 63.73% - in the Minsk Region and 71.89% - in the Mogilev Region.