Opposition candidate comes out of hiding as Belarus votes

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya appears at polling station in election president is expected to win

Belarusians have gone to the polls in presidential elections that have prompted the country's largest opposition rallies since the fall of the Soviet Union.

Alexander Lukashenko, who has consolidated immense power over his 26 years in office, is expected to claim victory after Sunday's polls, but anger over vote rigging is likely to trigger a backlash.