On August 9th, Belarus’ dictator Alexander Lukashenko declared himself winner of the country’s presidential elections (for the sixth time in a row). Even with hundreds of activists, bloggers and two of his rival candidates in jail, it was still not an easy task for him. His approval rating among Belarusians has recently fallen to as low as 3 to 10 percent. Yet Lukashenko’s Central Electoral Committee declared that he received an incredible 80 percent of the vote! How did this happen? This was possible,…