Bundestag Adopts Resolution On Not Recognizing Results Of Presidential Election In Belarus

Germany has denied legitimacy to usurper Lukashenka.

On Wednesday, the Bundestag adopted a resolution in which the parliament declared about non-recognition of the results of the August elections in Belarus, denied legitimacy to Aliaksandr Lukashenka and called for new elections with the OSCE observers involved.

"The statement was adopted, supported by the factions of SDPG (Social Democratic Party of Germany), Union 90/ Green, CDU/CSS (block of the parties "Christian-Democratic Union of Germany" and "Christian-Social Union in Bavaria"), FDP (Free Democratic Party), AfD ("Alternative for Germany"), the Left faction abstained from voting," - vice-speaker Claudia Roth, who chaired the hearing, stated.

The document, in particular, states that "the Bundestag does not recognize the official results of the presidential elections of August 9, 2020. "The elections were neither free nor fair. The large-scale falsification of the elections is confirmed without any doubt. The new term of Aliaksandr Lukashenka is thus deprived of any democratic legitimation," - the resolution says.

Parliamentarians condemn violence against protesters, "arbitrary" detention of people for political reasons and call for their immediate release, as well as for "allowing fair and free elections under international supervision through the OSCE or other appropriate institutions.

The parliament also calls for "serious and inclusive dialogue" on constitutional reform, which should limit power, redefine the role and composition of the CEC and strengthen the parliament. According to the deputies, the reform process "imposed by the Belarusian authorities", which excludes the participation of protest movement representatives, "especially the Coordination Council", cannot and "should not" replace such reform. The deputies say that the Belarusian authorities have ignored the proposals for dialogue.

The Bundestag welcomes the EU sanctions, which were imposed on the regime in early October and require new sanctions already against Lukashenka and his associates (EU ambassadors in Brussels approved such a step on Wednesday). Parliamentarians note that such pressure on the regime from outside is necessary to help find internal Belarusian solution to the crisis.

Members of parliament ask the German government to take action that will pursue their stated goals and expand some of their stated points. In particular, deputies ask for financial assistance to victims of violence, to help independent media in Belarus, etc.