European Council critical of Belarus election process - Polish PM

The European Council at its Wednesday videoconference criticised the execution of the recent Belarusian presidential election and believes it should be repeated, Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki said after the meeting. The August 9 elections cannot be considered fair, free or democratic, Morawiecki also said. "As suggested by Poland, we have agreed to involve such transnational bodies as the OSCE that has been tested in such situations in order to (...) support the democratisation process in such ways as supervision over the preparation of the next elections if the situation develops in this direction," the Polish prime minister also said.