'MINSK -- Belarus's leading opposition figure has said Belarusians "will never accept" President Alyaksandr Lukashenko's leadership, who has vowed to resolve his country's political crisis "in the coming days."
Demonstrations and strikes have erupted across Belarus over the past 13 days in protest at what many have called a "rigged" presidential election in which Lukashenka claimed a landslide reelection victory -- posing the biggest challenge to his 26-year rule.
"It should be clear to the president that there is a need for change. I hope that good sense prevails and the people will be heard and there will be new elections," Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya said on August 21 at her first press conference since fleeing to Lithuania last week after a disputed presidential election.'
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Lukashenka Claims Belarus Crisis Resolved In Days As Opposition Calls For More Strikes, August 21, 2020
Context(Belarus) - 'German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz warned against Russia becoming involved.'Belarus Factory Workers Hold Mass Walkouts to Back OppositionPresident-elect Tsikhanouskaya - '..Lukashenka .. crimes against humanity..'