{"id":51329,"date":"2023-11-24T20:15:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T17:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=51329"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"opposition-leader-slams-upcoming-parliamentary-election-as-unfair","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/51329\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader slams upcoming parliamentary election as unfair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tichanouskaya_1440_20231124.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tichanouskaya_1440_20231124.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tichanouskaya_1440_20231124-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tichanouskaya_1440_20231124-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tichanouskaya_1440_20231124-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(\u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja&#039;s YouTube channel)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 24, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has addressed Belarusians via YouTube urging them to &#8220;avoid participating in regime&#8217;s events.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The politician described the upcoming parliamentary and local elections as an unjust ritual that does not mean anything. &#8220;The dictator [Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka] is trying to consolidate his power under the guise of a democratic process,&#8221; she noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian authorities plan to hold elections for the National Assembly\u2019s lower house and local councils on February 25, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not a single election held in Belarus since 1996 was up to standards for democratic, free and fair elections, according to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 24, Pozirk. 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