Georgia’s presidential election was essentially in line with the country’s democratic commitments, but revealed problems that must be addressed urgently, the observer mission of a top international democracy group said today.

EUROPEAN election monitors have declared that presidential elections in Belarus were flawed, but fear of brutal response from authorities makes a repeat of Ukraine’s Orange revolution look unlikely.

Observers from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Council of Europe today said that Belarus’ presidential election did not meet standards for a free and fair vote.