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Sept. 17, 2004
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CONDEMNS BELARUSIAN PRESIDENTS REFERENDUM



The European Parliament on September 16 added its criticisms to those of the Council of the European Union and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe regarding Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's decree to hold a presidential referendum simultaneously with the parliamentary elections on October 17, BelaPAN reported. According to the European Parliament, Lukashenka's "attempts to seek an extension of his presidential term by referendum [is] contrary to the provisions of the Belarusian Constitution."
Source: RFE/RL Newsline


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