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On September 17, the European Parliament did not recognize Alexander Lukashenko as president of Belarus and called the opposition coordinating council a temporary representation of the people. Belarus’ Foreign Ministry said the EU does not understand the processes taking place in the country.
The European Parliament, positioning itself as a democratic structure, could not find the political will “to look beyond its noses, overcome unilateralism and not become hostage to clichés.” This statement was made on September 17 by the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs after the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the country.
“Unfortunately, we also became convinced of the lack of understanding of the processes taking place in Belarus and the absolute isolation from reality, which is why this body is often criticized by citizens within the EU itself,” the message says.
According to the Belarusian Foreign Ministry, the European Parliament resolution is aggressive and does not contain “a single constructive thesis”.
“Even if I wanted to, there is nothing to rely on. The analysis is simply replaced by a set of emotional proposals as well, such as” some in the woods, some in wood, “and calls to nowhere,” he said in a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Mass protests have been going on in Belarus since August 9. The protesters believe that the results of the presidential elections were falsified. According to official data, the current president of the country, Alexander Lukashenko, won with 80.1% of the voters. Opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya came in second with 10.1% of the vote. At the same time, alternative exit polls showed the opposite picture: Tikhanovskaya’s confident victory.
The Belarusian security forces violently dispersed the demonstrations, in particular with the use of stun grenades, rubber bullets and water cannons. During the protests, about 10,000 protesters were detained, hundreds were injured and wounded. According to official figures, four protesters died.
On August 14, Tikhanovskaya announced the creation of a coordinating council for the transfer of power. On August 18, the Tikhanovskaya headquarters reported that the coordinating council was ready to negotiate with Lukashenka. The opponent herself is in Lithuania.
On August 28, the foreign ministers of the European Union countries agreed to impose sanctions against top Belarusian officials due to electoral fraud and violence against protesters. According to the agency Reuters, the decision to impose sanctions will be formally September 21, and the next day they will come into force. Initially, the sanctions were agreed for 14 people, but many states considered that this was not enough. As a result, the EU reached an agreement on 17 more people. Lukashenko was not included on the sanctions list, the agency learned.
On September 17, the European Parliament rejected the official results of the elections in Belarus as they were held “in flagrant violation of all internationally recognized norms”, condemned the use of violence against protesters and called on the coordinating council a temporary representation of the people. MEPs called on the EU to immediately impose sanctions against those responsible for falsifying the election results, including against Lukashenka. The resolution says the European Parliament will not recognize Lukashenko as Belarusian president after his current presidential term expires.
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