The EU is considering boosting sanctions against Belarus after the OSCE on Monday (20 March) declared the weekend's elections were "not free and fair."
President Lukashenko officially scooped 82.6 percent of the vote in a result described as "sticking two fingers up to the west" by one EU diplomat stationed in Minsk.
The OSCE's preliminary report focused on government intimidation and lack of media access for opposition campaigners, noting the vote count was "highly problematic."<...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.