“It is obvious that the minimum standards for democratic elections were not observed in the presidential elections there (in Belarus - RT ), from our point of view, this is unacceptable,” RIA Novosti Seibert quotes.
He also said that "within the EU, discussions will be held on how Europe will react to this (elections in Belarus. - RT ) proportionately and collectively."
“We, together with our European partners, called for a free and fair election before the elections,” Seibert said.
He added that the German government "calls on the country's political leadership to ensure that people in Belarus have their right to freedom of assembly, speech and information."
Earlier, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, at a meeting with the head of the CIS observer mission, Sergei Lebedev, said that the presidential elections in Belarus were held as a holiday, but those who wanted to spoil it lit up even brighter.
Lebedev said at a press conference in Minsk that "the CIS observer mission did not find any facts that cast doubt on the legitimacy of the elections in Belarus."
On August 9, Belarus held elections for the head of state. After the closure of the polling stations, riots broke out in the country.
According to the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs, 39 security officials and 50 civilians were injured during the actions. About 3 thousand people were detained.
Protest actions took place in 33 settlements of the country.
According to the preliminary election results, the CEC said, Lukashenko is gaining 80.23% of the vote.