Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly)
The Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly) (Belarusian: Беларуская сацыял-дэмакратычная партыя (Народная Грамада), romanized: Biełaruskaja Sacyjał-Demakratyčnaja Partyja (Narodnaja Hramada)) is an unregistered social-democratic[2] political party in Belarus that opposes the administration of President Alexander Lukashenko.
Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly) Беларуская сацыял-дэмакратычная партыя (Народная Грамада) | |
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Russian name | Белорусская социал-демократическая партия (Народная Громада́) |
Leader | Mikałaj Statkievič |
Founded | 1996 |
Banned | 2004 |
Merger of | Social Democratic Assembly Popular Accord |
Merged into | Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Assembly) (factions) |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left[1] |
International affiliation | Socialist International |
Colours | Red, White |
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The BSDP (People's Assembly) was established in March 1991. It calls itself the successor of the Belarusian Socialist Hramada, which was founded in 1903.[3]
The party was left unregistered in 2004, when the government claimed that the reelection of party leader Mikałaj Statkievič had been conducted illegally. Some party members then formed the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Assembly), which was registered.
In legislative elections held between October 13–17, 2004, the party did not secure any seats.
The party is a full member of the Socialist International.[4]
See also
References
- Korosteleva, Elena (2005). "The Emergence of a Party System". Postcommunist Belarus. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 38. ISBN 0-7425-3555-X.
- Nordsieck, Wolfram. "Belarus". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 2004-10-10.
- European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity
- List of Socialist International parties in Europe Archived August 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.