Members of the European Parliament intend to call on the EU countries not to recognize the results of the presidential election in Belarus. A draft resolution on Belarus was published on the website of the European Parliament, BelTA learned. 

The European Parliament reiterates its non-recognition of the election of Aleksandr Lukashenko as President of Belarus and considers the current regime in our country “illegitimate, illegal and criminal” and “reaffirms its unwavering support for the Belarusian people in their pursuit of democracy, freedom and human rights.”

The document denounces “the lack of freedom, fairness and transparency” ahead of the presidential election in Belarus. It calls for the EU member states and the international community to categorically reject the upcoming elections in Belarus and the run-up campaign as a sham. Thus, the matter is about non-recognition of the election, which has not even taken place and the results of which are unknown.

According to Director General of the National Library of Belarus Vadim Gigin, Western structures, including the European Union, would draft their findings on elections in Belarus in advance. “The assessments they gave were unsurprising. Reports by election observation groups they sent, or reports of embassies were filled with some details and presented in the right way. It was an initial order, which was prepared even before the start of the election campaign. Their non-recognition of our elections is exclusively connected with the policy - both internal and external - pursued by Belarus,” Vadim Gigin said.