The European Parliament urged not to recognize the results of the presidential elections in Belarus

MEPs plan to urge the European Union not to recognize the results of the presidential elections in Belarus. The relevant document was published on January 21 on the EP website.

According to the document, the EP called on countries The EU and the international community reject the election campaign and elections in Belarus as fictitious, as the elections in Belarus allegedly "do not meet the minimum international standards of democratic elections."

"The European Parliament condemns the lack of freedom, justice and transparency on the eve of the so-called presidential elections in Belarus and calls on the EU, its member states and the international community to categorically reject the upcoming elections and the election campaign as fictitious," the document says.

At the same time, the EP urged countries not to recognize the legitimacy of Alexander Lukashenko as president after the elections, as well as to strengthen sanctions against Belarus.

The plenary session will vote on the resolution on January 22.