The European Union refuses to recognize Alexander Lukashenko as President of Belarus despite his unexpected swearing in, pointing to the “
falsified results
” of the August 9 election and his “
lack of any democratic legitimacy
”, the head of the government said on Thursday. European diplomacy Josep Borrell.
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“
The August 9 election was neither free nor fair. The EU does not recognize falsified results. As a result, the so-called "swearing-in" of September 23 and the new mandate Alexander Lukashenko claims has no democratic legitimacy
"and"
directly contradict the will of large sections of the Belarusian population
, "Borrell said. in a press release.
