A spokesperson for the US Department of State, Matthew Miller, stated that the elections in Belarus took place with violations, according to the department’s Twitter (X) page. Miller stated that the Belarusian authorities abused the elections, rendering them undemocratic. “All independent political parties were denied registration. Belarusians abroad could vote only if they returned to Minsk, where they would have likely faced reprisals. These abuses have effectively frozen genuine political activities and discourse inside Belarus,” the statement said. According to Miller, the Organization for…