Svetlana Tikhanovskaya says in interview that people can no longer live under dictatorship, as more 100,000 protest on Sunday, Sun 4 Oct 2020 23.30 EDT She is currently being held in Minsk. “We will discuss ways to put pressure on Belarus, because Belarusians think that only with pressure can we force the authorities into dialogue with the people,” said Tikhanovskaya in a Skype interview from her office in Vilnius. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. They said in a statement that “Lukashenko lacks any democratic legitimacy” and they backed local calls for a new election. "We were not just electing the president of the country - we were defending our values, our peaceful life, sovereignty and independence.". The Kremlin has dismissed the opposition coordination council as unconstitutional, and Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, described Tikhanovskaya’s meeting with Macron as “a meeting between the French president and a Belarusian citizen”. After she announced her intention to run in his place, Belarusian authorities thought they could safely leave Tikhanovskaya on the 2020 election ballot to provide a window dressing of democratic competition. She said she would also ask Putin to act as a mediator, but said if the Kremlin asked for a guarantee that a new government would not exit the Union State, the current alliance between Moscow and Minsk, she would not be able to give it, words that are likely to alarm the Kremlin. One of the “Chernobyl children” hosted in Ireland to help them recuperate from the effects of the nuclear accident in neighbouring Ukraine, as an opposition figure she drew crowds of thousands even in small cities, where people sang along to Changes, the 1987 song by the Soviet rock band Kino that became the soundtrack of a previous generation of people demanding a new kind of politics. But as Lukashenko clings on, relying on the support of Russia, his claims that the opposition want to pull Belarus away from Russia may become a self-fulfilling prophecy. The Viasna human rights group said several protesters were detained near the Palace of Independence, where the ceremony took place, holding banners saying "The king has no clothes" and "The victory (will belong to) the people.". Tikhanovskaya and other protest leaders have been keen to emphasise from the beginning that theirs is not an anti-Russian or pro-EU movement, and has no geopolitical agenda. Dozens of protesters were injured. Tikhanovskaya, a 38-year-old former English teacher, had no political experience before this summer, when she became a last-minute presidential candidate. They insisted that observer accounts suggest the electoral process broke Belarus’ laws and reneged on its international commitments. Tikhanovskaya had sent her children out of Belarus during the campaign after she said she had received threats, and then in a video published days after she rejected the official result of the disputed election, a visibly distressed Tikhanovskaya indicated she had faced an ultimatum involving her family. She had announced on 31 August she was forming a new political party, Together. "Lukashenko received rebelling people as a gift from who he needs to hide during the inauguration, fearing mass protests," he said. Russia says Belarus leader plans to change constitution. Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox. Belarus: filmmakers capture personal stories from a country in turmoil, EU imposes sanctions on Belarus officials but not on Lukashenko, Merkel to meet Belarus's 'courageous' opposition leader in Berlin, UK imposes sanctions on Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus: police disperse 'people's inauguration' rallies with teargas, Protesters clash with police in Belarus after Lukashenko sworn in again, 'We raised £2m in days': the donations helping protesters in Belarus, EU fails to agree on Belarus sanctions after Cyprus blocks plan, backed by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, Tikhanovskaya emerged as a formidable opponent, Changes, the 1987 song by the Soviet rock band Kino, Tikhanovskaya indicated she had faced an ultimatum involving her family, huge protests have rocked Belarusian cities every weekend, she was abducted by unidentified masked men, ripped up her passport at the Belarus-Ukraine border. An unfortunate error of history and a disgrace of the civilized world," Latushko said on the messaging app Telegram. However, a growing protest mood coalesced around her, and led to fury when the official results were announced. On Sunday, more than 100,000 people marched in Belarus’ capital, Minsk, calling for Lukashenko’s resignation, and freedom for political prisoners. Kolesnikova had been head of the presidential campaign for another opposition politician, Viktor Babariko, also barred from the elections and jailed by the government. All rights reserved.
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"For us, the citizens of Belarus, for the international community, he is a nobody.
She conceded that perhaps the opposition should have tried harder to speak with Russian representatives in the early stages of the protest movement. Having campaigned alongside Tikhanovskaya and Kolesnikova, she joined him there on the day of the election. Born in 1982 in Mikashevichy, Belarus, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya rose to prominence as an opposition leader to Alexander Lukashenko, after her husband Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a popular YouTuber, was arrested while preparing to stand for election. Belarus opposition leader to ask Merkel about upping pressure on Lukashenko. Protests demanding Lukashenko to step down have rocked the country daily since last month's election, with the largest rallies in Minsk attracting up to 200,000 people.
Election Day could turn into "Election Week" with rise in mail ballots, Putin extends $1.5 billion lifeline to Belarus. Alexander Klaskousky, an independent Minsk-based analyst, said the secrecy surrounding the president's inauguration illustrated the threat the ongoing unrest poses to Lukashenko's grip on power. The former president of Belarus does not become less former. “We were open to talk to everyone and said it many times, but maybe we should have taken some steps to proactively seek out this dialogue,” she said. The United States and the European Union have questioned the election and criticized the brutal police crackdown on peaceful protesters during the first few days of demonstrations.
Borrell said the EU will “recalibrate” its financial aid to Belarus, and in the future channel money through civil society organizations rather than government channels to ensure that European funds get to people who really need it. All Rights Reserved.
Her husband, Sergei Tikhanovsky, a popular YouTube blogger, had planned to stand in the August election, but was jailed, along with another would-be candidate, banker Viktor Babariko. One video from the rally showed a group of protesters approaching a water cannon vehicle, opening a hatch on its side and removing pieces from inside. EU readies sanctions against Belarus leader Lukashenko. “Belarus’s Unlikely Opposition Leader” (The Wall Street Journal) “Hundreds of Belarus protesters say they were beaten by police, demand justice” (Reuters) Follow me on Twitter . Let’s discuss the fact that the Belarusian people in their own country want to make decisions about with whom they want to build the country, and the Belarusian people can no longer live under dictatorship, because we have changed.”. She has been based in the Lithuanian capital since she was forced to flee Belarus after being threatened in a conversation with officials the night after the disputed 9 August election, which saw Lukashenko win a sixth term. “Children are the most important thing in our lives.”. “I wasn’t prepared for such high-level talks, I would have needed a lot of time to prepare, but life has pushed me into them, and I think I am coping with it well,” she said. What is ballot harvesting — and should you hand your ballot to a stranger? European Union foreign ministers were weighing Monday whether to impose sanctions on Russian officials and organizations blamed for the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny with a Soviet-era nerve agent. Over the weekend, tens of thousands of protesters rallied in the capital Minsk for the 10th consecutive Sunday, part of two months of daily protests demanding the resignation of Lukashenko, who has run the country with an iron fist for 26 years. Law enforcement officers blocked off central areas of Minsk on Wednesday morning and public transportation services were suspended. The Viasna human rights center said police tried to disperse the gathering with water cannons, stun grenades and truncheons. Media reports say the water cannon malfunctioned after that and drove away. Amid international outrage, Belarusian authorities switched to prosecuting top activists and mass detentions, avoiding large-scale violence.
Putin extends $1.5 billion lifeline to Belaru... Alexander Lukashenko takes the oath of office as Belarusian President during a swearing-in ceremony in Minsk, Belarus, September 23, 2020. For the past two months, huge protests have rocked Belarusian cities every weekend, with authorities responding with arrests, violence and threats. Speaking after chairing a meeting of foreign ministers in Luxembourg, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell lamented what he called a “disproportionate response” to the rally. 1 of 7. Lukashenko has run Belarus, an ex-Soviet nation of 9.5 million, with an iron fist for 26 years. Tikhanovskaya said she still has no ambitions to be president in the long term, only to act as a transition figure, and said she was getting used to her new role in international diplomacy. opposition members and some poll workers say it was riddled with fraud.
State news agency Belta reported that the swearing-in ceremony took place in the capital of Minsk with several hundred top government officials, lawmakers, representatives of media organizations and other prominent figures present. After visiting Berlin, she will travel to Bratislava to take part in an international conference. His strongest opponent, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, officially got 10%. European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell rings a bell to signal the start of a meeting of European Union foreign ministers at the European Council building in Luxembourg, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. She said "the people haven't handed him a new mandate.". In September, in a video appearance before the European parliament’s foreign affairs committee, she vowed that the country’s movement for democratic change would not give up, even in the face of continued intimidation and violence from Lukashenko's regime. How do I vote in my state in the 2020 election? Svetlana Tikhanovskaya says in interview that people can no longer live under dictatorship, as … Tikhanovskaya said she would run in place of her husband, and was allowed on to the ballot, apparently because Lukashenko believed a woman would pose no threat. October 12, 2020 GMT. “I won’t talk for the future president of Belarus … if the majority will want to build closer relations with one or another country, it’s the will of the people, and the president will do what the people want.”.
“They are experienced politicians, and I’m sure they can see that Belarusians can’t accept these current authorities, and cannot forgive them,” she said.
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