Ukraine’s Ministry of International Affairs has issued a press release describing the so-called "presidential elections" in Belarus organised by Alexander Lukashenko's regime on 26 January as a "farce" and declaring that it doesn’t recognise them as reliable.
Supply: European Pravda, referencing the International Ministry’s assertion
Quote: "It’s arduous to explain such elections as truthful, clear, or democratic, particularly given the political repression in Belarus, which disadvantaged voters of any various alternative and turned the elections right into a one-man political present."
Particulars: The International Ministry identified that the end result of the "presidential elections" had been predetermined proper from the beginning of the election marketing campaign.
The ministry burdened that elections can’t be deemed reliable if they’re held in circumstances of "whole administrative management, political persecution, the absence of real political competitors, suppression of freedom of speech, and a scarcity of unbiased media".
"It is a farce," the assertion reads.
The ministry endorsed a press release by the European Exterior Motion Service on the outcomes of the Belarusian "elections" and expressed solidarity with Belarusians who proceed to battle for democratic reforms of their nation.
Quote: "We firmly consider {that a} democratic and sovereign Belarus, by which the individuals – not one particular person – decide the long run, will likely be an element of long-term stability in our area, relatively than an confederate in Russia’s struggle towards Ukraine."
Background:
- The Belarusian state information company BelTA reported exit ballot information on the night of 26 January that predictably declared Alexander Lukashenko the winner of sham presidential "elections" with over 87% of the vote.
- In a joint assertion, the European Union, Australia, the UK, Canada and New Zealand refused to recognise the 26 January presidential "elections" in Belarus as free and truthful.
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