Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee: the Belarus election and its aftermath dispel the illusion of a democratic process (10.08.2020.)
The Belarusian election process and results, the visible presence of the military, arrests, and the suppression of peaceful protests dispel all illusions that the election was democratic, stated Rihards Kols, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Saeima, on Monday, 10 August, after the Committee meeting. Today, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Saeima held a meeting to discuss the situation in Belarus after the presidential election.