EP not to cooperate with new House of Representatives
EP President Martin Schulz sharply criticized the Belarusian parliamentary election.
"With opposition leaders remaining imprisoned, with some opposition candidates denied registration, with the people's voice silenced, it was a mockery of a democratic ballot", ― Schulz said. The full text of the statement is available at the European Parliament's web-site.
According to him, the elections in Belarus "were marred by limitations on access to media, obstacles for the international observers to monitor the vote count and reports about pressure on different groups of voters".
"Belarus continues on a non-democratic path, depriving its citizens of civic rights and from reaping the benefits of closer engagement with the European Union. I have long lost the illusions about the good will of the Belarusian leadership to commit to democratic reforms," - BelaPAN quotes.
