Macron urges EU to support demonstrations in Belarus

"The European Union should support demonstrations in Belarus following the country's presidential election," French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday.

"The European Union must continue to be mobilized in support of the hundreds of thousands of Belarusians who are protesting peacefully for the respect of their rights, liberty, and sovereignty," Macron wrote on his Twitter feed, Report says. 

Belarus held presidential elections on August 9. According to the final results, incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko won the country's most popular vote held years later for the sixth time. As a result, peaceful protests began in several parts of the country. Thousands of people were detained, while others injured in clashes with police. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, Lukashenko's main rival from the opposition, urged the security forces not to apply force against the people. CEC Chairwoman Lidiya Yermoshina was evacuated from the Government House amid protests. Two days after the election, Tikhanovskaya left the country for security reasons and turned to Lithuania.