BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

10/04/2006

EU Imposes Visa Ban on Belarus President

The European Union on Monday imposed visa ban on Belarus President Viktor Lukashenko and 30 other top officials over allegedly rigged elections, news reaching Brussell said.

According to the final results released by the Central Election Commission of Belarus, incumbent President Lukashenko garnered 82.6 percent of the vote in the March 19 election.

The Belarus election drew different reactions around the world.

Russia said the presidential re-election in Belarus had been fair and was legitimate.

But the European Union and the United States charged the vote was rigged and backed the call for a new vote by the opposition.

Source:

http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/706/2006/04/10/421@75662.htm

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