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Embattled Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko initially dismissed the idea of new elections but then appeared to backtracted and call for constitutional changes.
Earlier Belarusian President was heckled by workers on a visit to a factory as anger mounts over his disputed re-election.
Workers chanted “leave” and booed the long-time leader of the ex-Soviet state as he insisted he would not allow a new vote after allegations of ballot fraud.
Strike action spread to state TV, with staff walking out on Monday.
Opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has suggested she could act as an interim leader.
Police violence towards opposition supporters, as well as the alleged poll-rigging in the 9 August vote, fuelled a big protest rally in the capital Minsk on Sunday.
Mr Lukashenko has led Belarus since 1994, maintaining close relations with neighbouring Russia, on which Belarus heavily relies for energy supplies.
- Belarusian President Lukashenko has mooted the idea of fresh elections
- EU leaders to hold an emergency summit on Belarus on Wednesday where they might consider wider sanctions
- Factory workers and state media employees have joined a general strike
- Opposition presidential candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has urged security forces to join her side