20-03-2006: Belarusian election severely flawed

From OSCE's press release: "The Belarusian presidential election on 19 March failed to meet OSCE commitments for democratic elections..."

"Arbitrary use of state power and widespread detentions showed a disregard for the basic rights of freedom of assembly, association and expression, and raise doubts regarding the authorities' willingness to tolerate political competition,” concludes the OSCE Election Observation Mission in a statement issued today.

Read the entire press release at OSCE.org