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 Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.