“Mockery of Democratic Ballot”: European Parliament Not to Revive Relations with Belarusian Parliament
Martin Schulz, the President of European Parliament, has issued the official statement which condemned elections in Belarus as undemocratic and not meeting the international standards.
“I deeply regret that parliamentary elections in Belarus have yet again failed to meet international standards of fair and transparent polls,” the statement reads.
“With opposition leaders remaining imprisoned, with some opposition candidates denied registration, with the people's voice silenced, it was a mockery of a democratic ballot.
Elections were marred by limitations on access to media, obstacles for the international observers to monitor the vote count and reports about pressure on different groups of voters.
Belarus continues on a non-democratic path, depriving its citizens of civic rights and from reaping the benefits of closer engagement with the European Union.
I regret that in this situation the European Parliament will not be able to restore official ties with the Belarusian parliament.
I have long lost the illusions about the good will of the Belarusian leadership to commit to democratic reforms.
The European Union should finally devise an effective strategy how to deal with Belarus - meaning how to firmly respond to flagrant abuses of human rights and rule of law and how to support the Belarusian people and their struggling civil society.”
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