The list is relevant as of 14:00 GMT, January 30, and will be updated.
On January 26, Belarus witnessed yet another political farce designed to “re-elect” “Lukashenka. For over 30 years, he has clung to power by sustaining a regime built on mass repression and human rights violations. Following the rigged 2020 election and the brutal crackdown on peaceful protests, the regime in Belarus lost its legitimacy not only among Belarusians but also within the international community. As a result, the January 26 sham election is just another occasion for democratic countries and international organizations to condemn the regime.
Below is a list of countries and organizations that have officially rejected the so-called “election”:
🌍 Countries:
- 🇺🇸 United States – Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State; International Republican Institute. Congressman Bil Kiting;
- 🇵🇱 Poland – Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, Speaker of the Senate.
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Heorhii Tykhyi, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Statement by the group “For a Democratic Belarus”.
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands – Caspar Veldkamp, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania – President Gitanas Nausėda; Kęstutis Budrys, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
- 🇩🇪 Germany – Robin Wagener, Coordinator at the Federal Foreign Office. Minister of Foreign Affairs Ananala Burbak;
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic – Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament.
- 🇪🇪 Estonia – Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu.
- 🇮🇸 Iceland – Signature on the Joint OSCE Ministerial Council Statement.
- 🇱🇻 Latvia – Parliamentary resolution. Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
- 🇳🇴 Norway – Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
- 🇫🇷 France — Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
- 🇨🇦 Canada — Global Affairs;
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom;
🏢 International organizations, institutions, and political figures:
- European Parliament.
- 37 members of the OSCE Ministerial Council.
- UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights.
- OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).
- European External Action Service.
- European People’s Party (EPP) in the European Parliament.
- OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
- International Democracy Union.
- Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament.
- Joint Statement by Nordic Baltic Foreign Ministers on Belarus.
Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice President of the European Commission.