On December 1st, 2010 in Minsk in response to the release of polling data indicating that President Lukashenko have less than 50% support, and might therefore be forced into a second round run-off, the Chair of the Central Election Commission, Lidia Yermoshina said "Why do you think that it will be a two-round election? I am positive I will celebrate New Year at home."
Mr. Lukashenko, why you cannot return belarussians free elections? What are you afraid of? Prevailing over nine opponents who have no media access, no money, no mansions in their possession, no multi-billion dollar accounts abroad, seems easy enough even without cheating. Please, tell us, why do you need to cheat belarussians for so many years?
1994? 2001? 2006?
To cheat, to steal, to kill. Why? Why, Mr. Grinch?
You're a monster, Mr. Grinch.
Your heart's an empty hole.
Your brain is full of spiders,
You've got garlic in your soul.
Mr. Grinch.
On December 20th it was announced officially, that Belarus dictator Alexander Lukashenko won re-election with almost 80% of the vote on Sunday. What a surprise! The opposition, though, was accusing the government of massive fraud. How come? Tens of thousands protesters in Minsk were savagely beaten and seven opposition candidates have been arrested. Their whereabouts is unknown to the public till now.
One can only speculate to what extent the election was rigged. Usually for Lukashenko is about +40% illegitimate votes. That´s why the opposition, was accusing the government of massive fraud on Sunday night of December 19th demanding elections without Lukashenko. Opposition candidates were asking simple questions.
Why people known for falsifying the election results in 2001 and 2006 have remained in charge of counting the votes in 2010? Including the Chair of the Central Election Commision, Lidia Yermoshina. Do they belong to a particular Lukashenko´s mafia circle? Mr. & Mrs. Grinch, why out of the 240 complaints lodged by candidates and their authorized representatives, and by other participants of the electoral process, only 3 were satisfied? Why Mobile networks in Belarus have been crippled, independent media sites have been attacked, and key internet sites such as Facebook and Gmail have all been blocked on December 19-20, 2010?
The answer is Mr.Lukashenko-Grinch got scared on December 19th, 2010 when he had learnt that only 38% of votes were coming his way. Inside his criminal mind it was a dead end for him and his regime.
You're a rotter, Mr. Grinch.
You're the king of sinful sots.
Your heart's a dead tomato splotched
With moldy purple spots,
Mr. Grinch.
Apparently showing no qualms about the mass arrests at night of December 20th, Lukashenko announced with a smile at a news conference that 639 protestors were being held in Minsk detention facilities. Hundreds of detainees stand closed-door trials. Belarusian law-enforcement authorities instituted criminal proceedings into the riots according to Article 293 of the Penal Code of Belarus. The article stipulates up to 15 years of imprisonment for former candidates for the presidency. What a surprise, Mr. Lukashenko-Grinch, what a surprise!
Why so many protesters were held for 10-15 days, Mr. Grinch? Why?
According to CEC secretary Nikolai Lozovik, former presidential candidates may file a complain about not recognizing the results of the elections no later than the third day after the elections (till December 23rd), and personally. In addition, the applicants may appeal the decision of the Central Election Commission in the Supreme Court within ten days (till December 29th). "I think it is unlikely we will receive any complaints this time" - suggested Lozovik. No wonder!
"Early signs indicate that Lukashenko and his cronies are up to their old tricks," says Freedom House Executive Director David J. Kramer. "Attacks on Internet and mobile network sites suggest an effort to conceal fraud at the polls. The thuggish behavior by authorities in dealing with protestors deserves immediate condemnation. Democratic forces around the world should be standing with those thousands of brave people in October Square protesting Lukashenko's effort to stay in power no matter what."
"This election failed to give Belarus the new start it needed. The counting process lacked transparency. The people of Belarus deserved better," said Tony Lloyd, one of the OSCE mission leaders.
The U.S. Embassy said that Washington "strongly condemns all election day violence in Belarus." German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said that "it's not acceptable to harass, beat or arrest opposition candidates and their supporters who want to exert their right to freedom of expression." Poland's Foreign Ministry also condemned the crackdown.
"At this moment I don't know where my husband is," Neklyaev's wife told reporters. "I couldn't imagine that: They took him right from an emergency care unit as I was watching."
Also Andrey Sannikov and his wife Irina were arrested, who were among those beaten outside the government building. Sannikov was the next-highest vote getter after Lukashenko, tallying 2.5%, according to official figures.
The human-rights center Vesna said courts on Monday, December 20th, began sentencing many of the arrested to jail terms of 5 to 15 days. Interior Ministry spokesman Anatoly Kuleshov said organizers of mass disturbances could face up to 15 years in prison.
The latest revelations from U.S. diplomatic cables leaked by the WikiLeaks website describe the government in Belarus as a "criminal regime of a violent and authoritarian nature."
Cables written by U.S. diplomats in Minsk in 2007 and 2008 describe Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko as a "dictator" and a "peasant turned ideology officer" whose Soviet upbringing has led him to believe "the state rules the people."
The cables say: "As a former Soviet army political officer, the dictator understands the use of ideology as a veneer to mask the true intentions of one's actions."
"Lawlessness, dictatorship - what else can you call this?" said Natalia Pohodnya, waiting in the snow outside a Minsk jail where her son was being held after participating in a demonstration. "They are beating our kids!"
Official Results of the Belarus elections 2010: http://vybory2010.by [Server Not Found in 2013!!!]
Lukashenko - 79.76%
Sannikov - 2.44%
Neklyaev - 1.77%
Romanchuk - 1.97%
Rymashevskiy - 1.10%
Statkevich - 1.04%
Tereshenko - 1.08%
Michalevich - 1.02%
Kostusev - 1.97%
Uss - 0.48%
Against all: 6.47%
Unofficial exit-pools results:
Lukashenko - 38.1%
Sannikov - 11.6%
Neklyaev - 11.7%
Romanchuk - 9.9%
Rymashevskiy - 1.1%
Statkevich - 3.8%
Tereshenko - 0.7%
Michalevich - 1.8%
Kostusev - 2.4%
Uss - 0.5%
Against All: 9%
So, this is what we have in reality:
Lukashenko - 38%, other candidates - 42% (less than 50% on all sides)
Common sense verdict - SECOND RUN-OFF of the elections for Mr. Grinch!
And, by the way, the Chair of the Central Election Commision, Lidia Yermoshina, please prove us wrong and do RE-COUNT of ballots this week!
Mr. Grinch & Mrs. Grinch, the whole world and you know that real ballots do not exist any more. So, there´s nothing to re-count in Minsk, Belarus on X-mas eve 2010.
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