need for new elections in Belarus
Tsikhanouskaya urged her supporters to stay off the streets and remain calm[3] before fleeing to neighbouring Lithuania, where she proclaimed the “need for new elections in Belarus.” From Lithuania, she declared that she would not concede defeat and announced the start of consultations to form a so-called Coordination Council[4], which she stated was intended to facilitate a transfer of power in the country Tsikhanouskaya reiterated her willingness to engage in dialogue with the authorities, provided that all individuals detained during the protests are released and those responsible for ordering crackdowns and shootings at protesters are held accountable. Simultaneously, she called on the international community and European nations to assist in facilitating such dialogue. Meanwhile, protesters on the streets of Minsk escalated their demands, calling for Lukashenko’s resignation. สล็อต