Alexander Lukashenko Independent Alexander Lukashenko Independent CIS Member State Parliamentary elections Presidential elections were held in Belarus on 9 September 2001.

[1] The election should have been held in 1999, but a revised constitution adopted in 1996 extended incumbent Alexander Lukashenko's term for another two years.

Lukashenko was re-elected with 77.4% of the vote over two minor candidates.

[2] A senior official for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe noted that the pre-election environment was "not democratic" and would not describe it as "free and fair".

[3] As of 2025, this is the most recent election where Lukashenko got less than 80% of the vote.