{"id":123790,"date":"2025-01-27T23:24:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T20:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123790\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"european-union-and-its-allies-denounce-sham-presidential-elections","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/123790\/","title":{"rendered":"European Union and its allies denounce “sham presidential elections”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

January 27, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Australia, Canada, the European Union, New Zealand and the United Kingdom have issued a joint statement<\/a> declaring their nonrecognition of the January 21-26 presidential election in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are united in our condemnation of the sham presidential elections in Belarus on 26 January and the ongoing human rights violations perpetrated by the Belarusian regime. Recently announced sanctions represent a coordinated, multilateral effort to hold the \u0141uka\u0161enka regime to account,” the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It emphasized that no election can be considered free, fair or compliant with international standards if held in an atmosphere of repression marked by a crackdown on civil society, arbitrary detentions and restrictions on political participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The regime’s decision to invite the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe \/ Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights to observe only 10 days before the elections prevented ODIHR\u2019s access to key stages of the election process. These actions are at odds with Belarus\u2019 international commitments and demonstrate a clear desire to avoid transparency in the electoral process,” it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The document also condemned human rights violations in Belarus and called for the release of political prisoners. “We urge Belarus to follow its international human rights obligations and OSCE commitments in all respects, including restoring an open civil society, to create an environment in which new elections which meet international standards can be held. We stand with the Belarusian people and recognise their right to determine their own future in a genuinely free and fair manner, without fear, oppression or external interference,” it stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u0141uka\u0161enka lacks legitimacy after reappointing himself at election \u2013 EU foreign affairs chief<\/h3>\n
January 27, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka "has clung to power for 30 years" and held an election to "reappoint himself," Kaja Kallas, the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, said on X ahead of the EU foreign ministers meeting today. …<\/div>\n \n