Observers slam Belarus election after opposition shut out parliament
Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe says poll did not meet international standards for democratic elections
18 November 2019 - 22:05
Minsk — Opposition groups in Belarus lost their only two seats in parliamentary elections criticised by international observers, as the country’s authoritarian leader focused on looming trade negotiations with Russia.
The vote “did not meet important international standards for democratic elections”, Margareta Cederfelt, who leads the short-term observer mission from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, told reporters on Monday in the capital, Minsk...
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