{"id":69598,"date":"2024-02-26T13:04:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T10:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=69598"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"parliamentary-polls-fail-to-return-belarus-to-pre-2020-normality-viacorka","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/69598\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliamentary polls fail to return Belarus to pre-2020 normality \u2013 Via\u010dorka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>February 26, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The non-recognition of Belarus&#8217; elections by the United States and European countries has prevented Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka from going back to his pre-2020 &#8220;normality,&#8221; Franak Via\u010dorka has told <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian ruler will not succeed in his attempts to &#8220;turn the page,&#8221; the aide to Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the terror and crimes that \u0141uka\u0161enka has committed in recent years against Belarusians and Ukrainians have been documented, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US Department of State dismissed the Belarus\u2019 election as a sham, promising to keep supporting Belarusians and seek accountability for \u0141uka\u0161enka, Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s aide said, expressing gratitude to Washington for its &#8220;principled and consistent approach.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It is important that the US continues to cooperate with the Belarusian people, while \u0141uka\u0161enka no longer represents the Belarusian people,&#8221; he stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0141uka\u0161enka was holding elections for himself rather than for his supporters or to legitimize himself in the West, Via\u010dorka said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a kind of psychotherapy to give him a feeling of comfort, [assure him] that 2020 [postelection unrest] is over and a new stage is starting. 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