Sunday was the main day Belarus-organised voting government in presidential elections. Belarusian media, citing exit poll results, reported that Alaksandr Lukashenka won 88.6 percent of the vote. and another authoritative candidates – between 1 and 3 percent of the vote. 5.1 percent of voters voted against all candidates.
Leader of the Belarusian opposition Swiatlana Cichanouska stated that neither Belarus and the global community do not recognise the results of the Sunday elections.
"The falsified elections in Belarus one more time show that regime fears the will of the nation” said on social media. "We will guarantee that the Belarusians can choose their leaders 1 day in free and fair elections," she added.
SEE: Belarus is going to vote. "Another Fake Election"
The European Parliament called for the EU and associate States to proceed not to recognise Lukashenko as president after the "elections" that it considered to be "false". The presidential elections in Belarus were referred to MFA.
"Ministry of abroad Affairs of the Republic of Poland Disappointed Today, in the context of the violation of the basic democratic procedures by presidential elections in Belarus", the Communication said.
As added, “through the action of the authorities in elections independent candidates could not participate. The campaigns were accompanied by repression of political opponents and intimidation of representatives of Belarusian civilian society. Under universal censorship and state propaganda a large proportion of Belarusians did not have access to independent and reliable information. As a consequence of these actions, Belarus society has actually been deprived of the right to vote" – it is written.
Sikorski on "elections": Only 87.6% of Belarusians love their fear?!
The MFA stressed that "these factors do not let the result of today's elections to be considered credible and reflecting the will of the Belarusian people, which has frequently demonstrated maturity and knowing of democratic processes in fresh history".
"Only openness to dialogue, willingness to cooperate, and compliance with UN and OSCE standards and basic human rights will guarantee Belarus' improvement and prosperity. Poland continues to call on the authorities of the Republic of Belarus to launch a process which will consequence in a truly free and democratic Belarus without political prisoners, persecution from which all citizens will be proud," the Ministry of abroad Affairs said.
SEE: Lukashenka was disinformation about Poland. The writer “Events” of Polsat replied to him.
Earlier he referred to the “elections” in Belarus on his X profile Head of MFA Radosław Sikorski.
"Łukashenka has organised an election farce today, and we are going to Brussels with the individual the Belarusians truly elected to be president. Madam President, I invitation you warmly," he said in the video from the airport, addressing Silent.
Sikorski besides commented on the election results reported by the Belarusian media. ‘Only 87.6%.Belarusians love his scarecrow?! Will the remainder fit in prisons?” he wrote.
Responses to the results of the elections in Belarus. EU announces further sanctions
Head of EU diplomacy Kaja Kallas after the alleged presidential elections in Belarus announced further sanctions against the government of Alaksandra Lukashenka.
‘The EU will proceed to impose restrictive and targeted measures against the regime, while besides financially supporting civilian society, Belarusian democratic forces in exile and Belarusian culture", emphasised Kallas in a message issued on Sunday evening together with EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos.
Adoption of the common position by the European Union requires unanimous approval of 27 associate States.
EU advanced typical for abroad and Defence declared that sanctions Belarus will besides proceed to be imposed due to the engagement of the Belarusian regime in Russia's attack war against Ukraine and its hybrid attacks on neighbours.
SEE: Belarus "voted". Exit-poll results given
At the same time, the head of EU diplomacy pointed out that “when Belarus begins a democratic transformation, The EU is ready to support the country's stabilisation of the economy and improvement of its institutions."
Kallas stated with Kos that “The apparent elections in Belarus were neither free nor fair‘. "People in Belarus deserve a real voice on who rules their country," she added. According to her, the continued repression and the regulation of political participation and access to independent media in Belarus have deprived the electoral process of any legitimacy.
The Head of EU Diplomacy besides indicated that regime decision to invitation OSCE to follow the elections Only 10 days before it prevented access to the key stages of the electoral process. "This is yet another proof of the full deficiency of credibility of these elections," she said.
"We call on the government to the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners, of which more than a 1000 are arbitrarily detained," she stressed. Kallas besides demanded the release of Mikalaj Chił, an EU mission individual in Minsk who is facing up to 12 years in prison.
