Thousands of students boycott the start of the school year in Belarus and opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says council “should not be dominated by any political party”
A student is detained by law enforcement officers during a protest against presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus September 1, 2020.
Lukashenko faces the biggest challenge of his 26-year rule since claiming victory in an election last month that opponents say was rigged. Lukashenko denies electoral fraud and shows no sign of backing down despite the threat of Western sanctions. Tsikhanouskaya fled into exile two days after the August 9 election. From her new base in Lithuania, she declared herself the rightful winner and launched an opposition council with the stated aim of ensuring a peaceful transfer of power.
Kolesnikova's camp issued a conciliatory statement in response, saying it did not wish to disrupt the work of the council, and that it backed Tsikhanouskaya's call for new elections and her electoral programme.
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