Belarus: Europe refuses to recognize Lukashenko as President of Belarus
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- Sep 24, 2020
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The European Union refuses to recognize Alexander Lukashenko as President of Belarus, announced Josep Borrell, Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
The European Union refuses to recognize Alexander Lukashenko as President of Belarus despite his unexpected swearing in pointing to the falsified results of the August 9 election and his lack of any democratic legitimacy, the head of the government said on Thursday.
Election neither free nor fair
Mr. Borrell said in a statement, the August 9 election was neither free nor fair. The EU does not recognize falsified results. As a result, the swearing in 23 September and the new mandate that Alexander Lukashenko claims has no democratic legitimacy and directly contradicts the will of large sections of the Belarusian population.
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