The prime ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania called on Belarus on Saturday to conduct new 'free and fair' elections as protests swelled against President Alexander Lukashenko's disputed poll victory.
A participant embraces a member of Belarusian Interior Ministry troops, who stands guard during an opposition demonstration to protest against police violence and to reject the presidential election results near the Government House in Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
A new vote should be held transparently with the participation of international observers, the leaders said in a statement after meeting in Estonia. Opposition presidential candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who fled to neighbouring Lithuania early on Tuesday, has called for more protests and an election recount.Friday marked a sixth consecutive day of street demonstrations against Lukashenko.
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