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Representatives of Belarusian democratic opposition in exile, including its leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (2L) present the ‘Platform 2025’ document signed at the ‘New Belarus’ conference held in Vilnius, Lithuania, on August 4, 2024. Photo: tsikhanouskaya.org

Tsikhanouskaya to remain ‘National Leader’ until free elections can be held in Belarus

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the leader of Belarus’s democratic opposition in exile, will remain the “National Leader” of Belarus until the country can hold free elections, the participants of the ‘New Belarus’ congress held in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius decided.

Head of Belarus’ United Transitional Cabinet Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya at the ‘New Belarus’ democratic opposition conference held in Vilnius, Lithuania. August 3, 2024. Photo: tsikhanouskaya.org

‘New Belarus’ democratic opposition conference opens in Lithuanian capital

Representatives of Belarusian oppositionist circles in exile have gathered in Lithuania’s capital of Vilnius on Saturday to discuss the strategies for fostering democratic change in their homeland.