Opposition report mass violations in Belarus polls as strongman woos West 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseBelarusians voted in parliamentary polls on Sunday with opposition observers claiming mass violations despite strongman President Alexander Lukashenko’s efforts to reach out to the West. Those critical of Lukashenko faced little choice at the ballot box, with the main opposition leaders and the only two current opposition MPs barred from standing. Alaksej Janukevich, deputy head of the Belarus National Front opposition party, told AFP he believed the authorities had chosen “the familiar scenario of falsifications”. People did not expect polls to be “genuinely competitive” and “had little confidence in the process”, the report added.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 17, 2019 12:01 UTC