LUKASHENKO ASKS OLD PARLIAMENT TO DISBAND.

President Aleksandr Lukashenko asked the old parliament to reduce the quorum requirements for the country’s legislature so that the new parliament can convene, Minsk radio reported June 14. The old parliament refused to comply and instead called for new by-elections to fill the 141 of 260 seats left open in the first two rounds of voting.

A “Ministry Of Truth” In Minsk.