{"id":122837,"date":"2025-01-22T16:52:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T13:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/122837\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"european-parliament-denounces-belarus-fraudulent-election","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/122837\/","title":{"rendered":"European Parliament denounces Belarus\u2019 fraudulent election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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January 22, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The European Parliament voted 567 to 25 to urge the European Union to reject the Belarusian presidential election coming up on January 26 as a sham, the European Parliament\u2019s website says, citing the recently adopted resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The document denounces politically-motivated reprisals and the abuse of democratic principles in Belarus, which intensified in the run-up to the election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MEPs reiterate their non-recognition of Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka as president, noting the illegitimate nature of the Belarusian authorities and expressing support for the Belarusian people in their quest for democracy, freedom and human rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus\u2019 seventh presidential election scheduled for January 21-26 is taking place in a purged political landscape amid a new wave of crackdown on regime critics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The presidential bidders are \u0141uka\u0161enka, in power since 1994, his supporters Aleh Hajdukievi\u010d, Alaksandar Chi\u017eniak and Siarhiej Syranko\u016d. Another candidate is Hanna Kanapackaja, a former member of the United Civic Party and an MP from 2016 to 2019, who also ran for president in 2020. She positions herself as a \u201cdemocratic alternative,\u201d yet criticizes \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s exiled or jailed opponents rather than himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Political reprisals prevent pro-democracy candidates from running and voters from freely expressing their will, Belarusian opposition said earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus has not held a single free and fair election since 1996 by the standards of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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