EU Parliament says elections in Belarus fail to meet international standards

European Parliament President Martin Schulz Monday said he \"deeply regretted that parliamentary elections in Belarus have yet again failed to meet international standards of fair and transparent polls.\" Elections were held in Belarus on Sunday to elect the 110-member lower chamber of parliament, the House of Representatives, for a 4 year term. But Schulz said that \"with opposition leaders remaining imprisoned, with some opposition candidates denied registration, with the people\'s voice silenced, it was a mockery of a democratic ballot.\" \"I regret that in this situation the European Parliament will not be able to restore official ties with the Belarusian parliament,\" he added.