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| Self-exiled Belarus presidential candidate Tikhanovskaya demands vote recount & end of ‘bloodbath’ on streets | |
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| Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who has fled to Lithuania, urged Belarusian authorities to stop “violence” and engage in dialogue with protesters. She asked her supporters to hold peaceful rallies during the weekend. | |
| In a video posted on YouTube, Tikhanovskaya called on her supporters to commit “legal, non-violent” actions, while accusing the government of turning “peaceful protests into a bloodbath.” | |
| She appealed to city mayors to “act as organizers” of peaceful demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday. | She appealed to city mayors to “act as organizers” of peaceful demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday. |
| Tikhanovskaya repeated the claim that the election victory has been stolen from her, citing “copies of polling station protocols” as proof. | Tikhanovskaya repeated the claim that the election victory has been stolen from her, citing “copies of polling station protocols” as proof. |
| “Belarusians will not want to live under the existing authorities ever again. The majority does not believe in [Lukashenko’s] victory,” she said. | “Belarusians will not want to live under the existing authorities ever again. The majority does not believe in [Lukashenko’s] victory,” she said. |
| The politician urged her supporters to “defend their vote” by signing an online petition demanding a full recount of the votes with “independent” monitors present, and to launch an official probe into the election. | The politician urged her supporters to “defend their vote” by signing an online petition demanding a full recount of the votes with “independent” monitors present, and to launch an official probe into the election. |
| Tikhanovskaya left for Lithuania after President Alexander Lukashenko was re-elected for a sixth term in office last week. His victory sparked accusations of vote-rigging and triggered protests and clashes with police throughout the country. | Tikhanovskaya left for Lithuania after President Alexander Lukashenko was re-elected for a sixth term in office last week. His victory sparked accusations of vote-rigging and triggered protests and clashes with police throughout the country. |
| The authorities, meanwhile, insist that the vote count was fair. Lukashenko claimed that the protests were being incited from abroad, and vowed not to allow further rioting and escalation. | The authorities, meanwhile, insist that the vote count was fair. Lukashenko claimed that the protests were being incited from abroad, and vowed not to allow further rioting and escalation. |
| During a highly contentious election campaign, marred by accusations of the government cracking down on opponents, Lukashenko repeatedly said that foreign powers were seeking to stage provocations and disrupt the voting process. | During a highly contentious election campaign, marred by accusations of the government cracking down on opponents, Lukashenko repeatedly said that foreign powers were seeking to stage provocations and disrupt the voting process. |
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