The authorities of Belarus must accurately count the votes of voters in the presidential election. About it the President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen said in his Twitter.
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Fundamental rights in #Belarus must be respected.I call on the Belarusian authorities to ensure that the votes in yesterday’s election are counted & published accurately.— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) August 10, 2020
Yesterday, as reported by “the Rambler”, in Belarus presidential elections were held. According to the preliminary voting results, incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko scored 80,23% of the vote. After the end of voting in cities of Belarus began to protest.
Today in the Ministry of internal Affairs (MIA) of Belarus reported that during the rallies, which were held in 33 cities across the country, were arrested about three thousand people, including about a thousand in Minsk, no one was killed, injured more than 50 civilians and 39 police officers. Some of the injured were taken to hospitals.
“Harassment and brutal repression of peaceful protesters has no place in Europe,” stated von der Leyen.
It called on the Belarusian authorities to ensure respect in the country of fundamental rights and freedoms of the person and the exact calculation and publication of the votes cast by voters.
