{"id":111155,"date":"2024-10-25T13:47:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T10:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/111155\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"eu-says-belarus-lacks-conditions-to-hold-free-election","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/111155\/","title":{"rendered":"EU says Belarus lacks conditions to hold free election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>October 25, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarus lacks conditions for a free and fair election amid ongoing reprisals and grave human rights violations, Peter Stano, a spokesman for the European Union (EU), has told <em>Pozirk<\/em>, commenting on the presidential election scheduled for January 21-26.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian authorities have not expressed intentions to invite the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe &#8220;to observe the so-called election, and it is clear that no credible opposition will be allowed to take part,&#8221; he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stano reiterated the EU support for Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja, pledging to continue cooperation with pro-democracy forces and civil society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The event announced for January 26 will not have any influence on her role as the leader of the Belarusian democratic forces,&#8221; he stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The EU did not recognize the falsified results of the 2020 presidential elections and hence Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka lacks any democratic legitimacy,&#8221; Stano stressed. Belarusians \u201cdeserve the right to be represented by those they freely choose through inclusive, transparent and credible elections,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two days ago, Belarusian MPs scheduled the presidential election for January 21-26, with just three months allocated for the whole election cycle. \u0141uka\u0161enka announced his intention to run on the same day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian opposition called on supporters to protest the election \u201cby voting against all those who steal our right to vote.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gajdukevich-vit-vesti-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gajdukevich-vit-vesti-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gajdukevich-vit-vesti-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gajdukevich-vit-vesti-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gajdukevich-vit-vesti-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/gajdukevich-vit-vesti.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Elections<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Elections, Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Leader of pro-government party to run for president<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">October 25, Pozirk. Aleh Hajdukievi\u010d, chairman of the pro-government Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has announced his presidential bid one day after the Belarusian ruler said he will run. The LDP is one of the four political parties that was granted &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/111145\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 25, Pozirk. Belarus lacks conditions for a free and fair election amid ongoing reprisals and grave human rights violations, Peter Stano, a spokesman for the European Union (EU), has told Pozirk, commenting on the presidential election scheduled for January 21-26.&nbsp; Belarusian authorities have not expressed intentions to invite the Organization for Security and Cooperation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":50980,"template":"","rubric":[36,14],"class_list":["post-111155","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-elections","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EU says Belarus lacks conditions to hold free election | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"October 25, Pozirk. 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