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According to the president, the presidential elections in Belarus in August were not free, so Lithuania is in favor of new democratic presidential elections in Belarus.
“Lithuania does not recognize Lukashenko as a legitimate leader of Belarus. The August 9 elections in Belarus were not free, fair and democratic. Neither secret nor pompous ceremonies will deny this indisputable fact and create the illusion of legitimacy,” he said Wednesday. the President of Lithuania.
“We are in favor of new democratic presidential elections with the participation of international observers,” said G. Nausėda.
G. Nausėda’s comment was sent to BNS by the president’s media representative, Antanas Bubnelis.
Belarusian state media reported that Lukashenko was sworn in as president of Belarus for a sixth term in an unannounced ceremony on Wednesday.
It is announced that the ceremony took place in the Minsk Independence Palace and was attended by several hundred officials, politicians and cultural representatives.
Belarus has been protesting for more than a month the presidential elections on August 9, which have been declared the winners by Lukashenko, who has ruled the country since 1994. The opposition and Western countries consider these elections to be rigged.
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