He stated that "this ceremony was prepared in secret and held without the participation of the public, this is already significant."
“Let's go back to the presidential elections on August 9th.
They, as we said at the time, in no way met the minimum requirements for democratic elections, they were neither fair nor free, therefore, as the chancellor said, we cannot recognize the results of these elections, "RIA Novosti Seibert quotes.
He noted that “in accordance with this, Lukashenka also cannot claim democratic legitimacy after today's ceremony.”
“Our demand, regardless of what happened or did not happen today, remains the same,” said a representative of the German Cabinet of Ministers.
He said that “the use of brutal violence against peaceful protesters by Lukashenka and his power apparatus must end, the transformation of peaceful demonstrators into political prisoners, who are disgustingly treated outside the walls of prisons, must stop, in other words, the release of all political prisoners, third , we need a national dialogue ”.
According to him, "there is no other way out of this crisis."
He also answered the question whether German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to congratulate Lukashenka on his inauguration.
“I can't say it, but I wouldn't count on it, given what I just said,” Seibert said.
On September 23, Lukashenko was inaugurated at the Palace of Independence, during which he officially took office as President of Belarus.
Lukashenko said at the inauguration ceremony that the "color revolution" in the country did not take place.