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The 2001 Belarus ian presidential elections were held on September 9 2001 with three candidates competing. The incumbent president, Alexander Lukashenko , was one of the candidates running for office. The two candidates that sought to unseat Lukashenko were Vladimir Goncharik and Sergei Gaidukevich . A fourth candidate, Siamion Domash , was officially registered to run, but suffered a Heart Attack before the election. According to the official data, Alexander Lukashenko has won in the first balloting with 75,65% of votes (less than in 1994 when he wasn't in power) against 15,65% of Goncharik. Turnout — 83,86% ().