Political opponent of the incumbent President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, the candidate of the leaders of the country Svetlana Tikhanovski asked for help to German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
MS Merkel, contact Lukashenka. Tell him we do not want war. All we want is fair elections, said Tikhanovski in an interview with the newspaper Bild.
“Received threats”: Tikhanovski calling with Ukrainian rooms
She also expressed fears for his life and complained about anonymous threats, which she sent their children abroad.
The Belarusian opposition has declared support for the candidacy of Svetlana Tikhanovski in the presidential election after its major counterparts Lukashenko is not allowed to participate in the campaign. We are talking about Victor Babariko (detained), Valery Tsepkalo (emigrated) and Sergei Tikhanovski (Svetlana’s husband, who is also detained). She Tikhanovski filed documents to the Central election Commission hours before the deadline for the submission of applications after the CEC rejected her husband.
Rallies Svetlana Tikhanovski, which are held in Belarusian regions, the most massive in the history of modern Belarus. They are and Kolesnikov Tsepkalo. On 30 July at the meeting in Minsk gathered over 60 thousand participants.
As previously wrote NEWS.ru external forces are constantly trying to interfere in the electoral process in Belarus. This statement was made by state Secretary of security Council of the Republic Andrei Ravkov.
