WASHINGTON - The United States rejected Monday the results of Belarus`s presidential election that recorded a landslide win for the incumbent Alexander Lukashenko, and backed opposition calls for a new poll.
"The United States cannot accept as legitimate the election results announced yesterday by the Belarussian central election commission," said a statement read by State Department spokesman Sean McCormack.
McCormack praised Belarus oppostion politicians for braving violence, arrest and intimdation to challenge Lukashenko`s bid for a third term and said, "We support their call for a new election."
03/20/2006 18:32 GMT