BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

29/09/2008

US: Belarus vote short of international standards

Associated Press

The United States says Belarus' election was well short of international standards.

State Department spokesman Robert Wood noted Monday that international observers have criticized the election. The United States has said it would evaluate the election before considering steps to improve relations.

Monitors described the campaign as strictly controlled and the vote count as flawed.

Opposition activists called for the United States and European Union not to recognize the results.

Belarusian election officials insisted the election was free and fair. None of the 70 candidates representing the opposition to President Alexander Lukashenko won seats in parliament.

Source:

http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=751360

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