Situation in Belarus, five years after the fraudulent presidential elections

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B100455/2025 } RC1/Am. 1

Amendment 1

Ondřej Kolář

on behalf of the PPE Group

Joint motion for a resolution

PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE

Situation in Belarus, five years after the fraudulent presidential elections

Joint motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Joint motion for a resolution	Amendment
4. Reiterates that it does not recognise Aliaksandr Lukashenka as the legitimate president of Belarus and reaffirms its support for the Belarusian democratic forces led by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and for the democratic aspirations of the Belarusian people; calls for the EU and its Member States to work with non-EU countries to strengthen the policy of the non-recognition of Lukashenka as Belarus’s president; stresses the importance of sustained EU engagement with Belarusian democratic actors, ensuring that their efforts have political, financial and security support;	4. Reiterates that it does not recognise Aliaksandr Lukashenka as the legitimate president of Belarus; recalls the widespread evidence and numerous testimonies indicating that Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was the legitimate winner of the 2020 presidential election, while the Lukashenka regime unlawfully clung to power and refused to acknowledge her victory; reaffirms its support for the Belarusian democratic forces led by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and for the democratic aspirations of the Belarusian people; calls for the EU and its Member States to work with non-EU countries to strengthen the policy of the non-recognition of Lukashenka as Belarus’s president; stresses the importance of sustained EU engagement with Belarusian democratic actors, ensuring that their efforts have political, financial and security support;

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