“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs caught the support of those Belarusians, “who continue to fight for democratic changes in their country, its independence, preservation of national dignity and identity””, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“It is difficult to name such elections with honest, transparent and democratic, in particular, given the political repression in Belarus, who deprived the voters of any alternative choice, and the elections themselves turned into one person’s political show. Elections occurring in the conditions of full administrative control and political persecution, the lack of real political competition, oppression of freedom of speech and the absence of non -controlled media by the media may not be legitimate. It’s a farce, ”the foreign policy department said.
The Foreign Ministry says that they are “fully divided and joined” to estimates of the EU’s external relations on the results of this “action” and expressed support for those Belarusians “who continue to fight for democratic changes in their country, its independence, preservation of national dignity and identity.”
“The Belarusian people deserves a better future than to be a hostage to one person who not only deprives Belarusian prospects for decent development in the family of European peoples, to which they historically belong, but also creates security threats to neighboring countries and the European region In general, ”the ministry said.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also expressed beliefs that “democratic and sovereign Belarus, in which the future will determine the people, not one person, will be a factor in long -term stability in our region, not the accomplice of Russia’s war against Ukraine.”
The European Union and the international community did not recognize the results of the presidential elections in Belarus, which took place on January 26, 2025. On Sunday night, the EU Foreign Ministers met with the leader of the Belarusian opposition Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who called on to strengthen the isolation of Lukashenko’s regime and support civil society, Radio Liberty correspondent reports.
The EU EU Supreme Representative, Kai Callas, posted a photo from Tikhanovskaya, emphasizing that “the fictitious elections in Belarus were neither free nor fair.”
According to the Belarusian Central Election Commission, Lukashenko, who has been in power in Belarus since 1994, gained 86.8% of the vote in the elections on January 26, the results of which are not recognized in the West.
Lukashenko is already announced in a row by the winner of the election, and the current declared indicator – the maximum during the electoral procedures in this country.
The lists for voting had four more names, the maximum among the outsiders of the result reached Sergei Syrankov, who was charged 3.21% of the vote. 3.6% of voters voted against everyone.
The leader of the Belarusian opposition Svetlana Tikhanovskaya assured the elections that neither Belarusians nor the international community recognize the results of the so -called elections.
The preliminary elections of the President of Belarus, held in 2020, were accompanied by the most massive protests in the history of the country. The protests began after the CEC announced that Lukashenko received 80.1% of the vote in the elections, and his main rival Svetlana Tikhanovskaya – 10.12%. The opposition of Belarus declared mass falsification of elections and the victory of Tyanovskaya.