BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

01/10/2008

Lukashenko Defends Vote

MINSK -- Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday defended his country's parliamentary elections despite the opposition's failure to win a single seat.

Lukashenko told observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation Tuesday that the vote was in line with Belarussian law. He said Belarus now expects the EU to lift economic and travel sanctions against Belarus.

The OSCE said the vote fell short of democratic standards.

The United States and the European Union have imposed economic sanctions on the country and a travel ban on Lukashenko and his officials.

"Visa restrictions are a shame for Europe," Lukashenko said. (AP)

Source:

http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1011/42/371363.htm

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