“Unfortunately, there was no opportunity for international observers to participate ... However, there were local independent observers present. Based on the information we received, there are serious doubts about the reliability of the data announced by the election commission, "RIA Novosti quotes the official representative of the European Commission, Peter Stano.

Earlier, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said that the member states of the European Union are preparing a common reaction to the events in Belarus.

On August 11 it became known that the presidential candidates Andrei Dmitriev and Sergei Cherechen were preparing complaints about the election results.