Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki wrote on Facebook on Wednesday that “Alexander Lukashenka was secretly sworn in today in Belarus. This event only confirms that Lukashenka is aware of what he has done by falsifying the election results. He is aware that he does not have the support of his own people, and the aggression that is perpetrated against the citizens of Belarus is unacceptable. “
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“Our position is clear: Belarus must be sovereign, and the necessary condition for this is fair elections, in which Belarusians, not the repressive apparatus, will decide on the election of the authorities. Elections that are not democratic cannot lead to anyone being recognized as the president of the country. “- stated Morawiecki.
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As he added, “we will consistently support all actions to help the repressed and to repeat the elections in Belarus in a democratic formula”.
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Poland – like other EU countries – does not consider the elections in Belarus to be free and democratic. The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and representatives of the member states repeatedly called for the presidential election to be repeated, and in connection with election fraud and brutal suppression of civil protests, “27” decided to impose sanctions on those responsible for the abuses.
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European states do not recognize Lukashenka’s inauguration
Representatives of various EU member states stressed on Wednesday that Lukashenka had lost his legitimacy to govern. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said that Lithuania does not recognize Alyaksandr Lukashenka as the rightful leader of Belarus, and the inauguration ceremony in Minsk does not change this situation. The spokesman of the German government, Steffen Seibert, also said that Germany would not recognize Alyaksandr Lukashenka as the president of Belarus despite his inauguration on Wednesday.
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The head of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ann Linde, said on Twitter on Wednesday that Alyaksandr Lukashenka had lost his democratic legitimacy to rule Belarus. A similar position was taken by Slovakia’s foreign minister, Ivan Korczok, and the Czech foreign minister, Tomasz Petrziczek, wrote on Twitter that Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s inauguration was not final, because the elections were neither free nor fair.
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Preparations for the inauguration in the vicinity of the Palace of Independence TUT.by
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Since August 9, protests have been underway in Belarus against the rigging of elections, which, according to official results, were won by Alyaksandr Lukashenka with the result of 80.1 percent. Opposition leader Swiatłana Cichanouska was supposed, according to the Central Election Commission, to win only 10.1 percent. votes. Citizens opposing Lukashenka’s regime are being repressed.
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photo-source">Main photo source: MAXIM GUCHEK / BELTA / EPA / PAP
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