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Pompeo: US Stands by Belarusian People, Backs International Efforts to
Examine Election

VOA News

   The United States on Thursday defended Belarusian protesters and said
   it supported international efforts to examine the recent contested
   election, which gave President Alexander Lukashenko his sixth term in
   office.

   "The United States has been inspired by the display of peaceful
   expression of the Belarusian people seeking to determine their own
   future," said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in [1]a written statement.
   "We stand by our long-term commitment to support Belarus' sovereignty
   and territorial integrity, as well as the aspirations of the Belarusian
   people to choose their leaders and to choose their own path, free from
   external intervention."

   Lukashenko, who has been in office for 26 years, said he won the August
   9 election with 80% of the vote. Opposition candidate Sviatlana
   Tsikhanouskaya reportedly won just 10%. The election, however, has been
   dogged by reports that it was rigged. The U.S., European Union and
   others have refused to accept the results.

References

   1. https://www.state.gov/supporting-the-aspirations-of-the-belarusian-people/

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