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EU leaders want Belarus election re-run, says Polish PM

19.08.2020 15:59
A special summit of EU leaders has called for the Belarus presidential election to be re-run because it was neither free nor fair, Poland’s prime minister said on Wednesday.
Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki
Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki Photo: PAP/Piotr Nowak

Speaking after the end of the summit, which was held by video conference, Poland’s Mateusz Morawiecki said he supported sanctions against those who took part in a violent crackdown by the authorities on demonstrators.

"However, we do not want Belarusian society to suffer as a result of these sanctions measures,” Morawiecki added.

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Source: PAP

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