The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has denounced the recent parliamentary elections in Belarus as neither democratic nor competitive.
"This election was not competitive from the start," OSCE special coordinator Matteo Mecacci said in his statement.
Last Sunday, Belarus elected its lower house of representatrives. A total of 109 out of 110 of parliament members were elected by a majority vote. One district will have a run-off election, as it didn’t have a clear-cut winner.
The overall turnout amounted to 74.3% of the Belarusian population.
http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_09_24/OSCE-decries-Belarus-election-as-unfree/
http://www.rferl.org/content/osce-slams-belarus-elections-not-free-not-fair/24718188.html
UPDATE:
European Parliament Chairman: Belarus elections are "a mockery of a democratic ballot"
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/the-president/en/press/press_release_speeches/press_release/2012/2012-september/press_release-2012-september-13.html
http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_09_24/OSCE-decries-Belarus-election-as-unfree/
http://www.rferl.org/content/osce-slams-belarus-elections-not-free-not-fair/24718188.html
UPDATE:
European Parliament Chairman: Belarus elections are "a mockery of a democratic ballot"
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/the-president/en/press/press_release_speeches/press_release/2012/2012-september/press_release-2012-september-13.html
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