Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the capital of Belarus

On August 9, Lukashenko won 80% of the vote and was elected president of Belarus for the sixth time. Opposition dissatisfaction with the result, the election led riots continue to ferment in Belarus. On Sunday (16th), anti Lukashenko protestors held a protest rally in Minsk, the capital. Reuters said there were an estimated 200000 people at the scene. < / P > < p > some western countries jumped out to “express their support” to the Belarusian protestors, and French President Marcon declared that the EU should stand with the protestors. Lukashenko pointed out that the situation in the country was disturbed by “foreign forces”. Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to provide military assistance to Belarus if necessary. After Lukashenko won the general election, the opposition led by Svetlana tikanovskaya was dissatisfied with the result of the election, believed that there was cheating in the election, and incited the people to hold demonstrations. Tkanovskaya is Lukashenko’s main rival, with only 7% of the vote in the general election. At present, the opposition leader has fled to neighboring Lithuania. On the 16th, with the instigation of the opposition, the protest in Belarus ushered in a round of climax. AFP said that in Minsk, the capital, the number of protestors on the day was about 100000. Reuters reporters on the scene estimated that the number of protestors could reach about 200000. In the past, Western media often called Lukashenko “the last dictator in Europe”, and the European Union has not agreed to Belarus’ accession. Since the protests in Belarus, some Western politicians have jumped out, claiming that the country’s elections are “unfair and undemocratic”. French President Marcon immediately expressed “support” to the protestors. He tweeted on the 17th that “the European Union must continue to stand on the side of hundreds of thousands of Belarusians, who peacefully demonstrated and demanded that their rights, freedoms and sovereignty be respected.” Recently, the U.S. side has also frequently criticized the government’s “protestors”. On the 10th, White House press spokesman Kelly mcnani called on the Belarusian government not to use force against protests triggered by the presidential election. Ironically, however, just last month, U.S. President trump sent federal law enforcement personnel to Portland, a major area of anti racist activity. According to Agence France Presse and other media reports, US Secretary of state pompeio said recently that he would hold consultations with EU countries on the situation in Belarus. Meanwhile, EU foreign ministers decided on the 14th to impose individual sanctions on the officials responsible for “protest” in Belarus. On the 16th, the Kremlin pointed out in a statement that Putin told Lukashenko that Moscow was ready to provide military assistance to Belarus if necessary. Russia accused “foreign forces” of trying to destabilize Belarus. On the same day, Lukashenko also delivered a speech to supporters in central Minsk. Reuters estimated that about 50000 people attended the rally in support of Lukashenko, while the government of Belarus said there were about 65000 participants. According to Lukashenko, there were “foreign forces” interfering in the riots in Belarus. At the same time, Lukashenko refused to accept a proposal from Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and Ukraine to hold a new general election. He said Belarus would be in chaos if there was a re election. < / P > < p > one supporter said that he did not understand why people were against Lukashenko. “Thanks to him, I can get my salary and pension on time.”