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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9750

30 September 2008
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/belarus
After what OSCE calls “non democratic” general elections, EU reflects on future relations with Minsk

Brussels, 29/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - The EU has reacted with caution and restraint to the legislative elections held in Belarus on 28 September. The elections were entirely won by the political parties supporting the government in power (there will be no opposition representative in parliament). According to OSCE observers, the elections were not democratic. “Despite some minor improvements (compared to earlier ballots), these elections do not meet OSCE criteria for democratic...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT