United Democratic Forces of Belarus

The United Democratic Forces of Belarus (Belarusian: Аб'яднаныя дэмакратычныя сілы Беларусі); (Russian: Объединённые демократические силы) is a coalition of political parties participating as the main opposition group during the 2006 presidential election. The group chose Alexander Milinkevich as their candidate in an attempt to defeat the incumbent Alexander Lukashenko, the authoritarian president since 1994.

United Democratic Forces of Belarus

Аб'яднаныя дэмакратычныя сілы Беларусі
Russian nameОбъединённые демократические силы
Founded2006 (2006)
Preceded byPeople's Coalition 5 Plus
HeadquartersMinsk
IdeologyAnti-Lukashenko[1]
Liberal democracy
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionBig tent[1]
ColoursRed
House of Representatives
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Council of the Republic
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Website
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Official Belarusian statistics reported Milinevich gained 6% of the vote, however Belarusian opposition and critics from Western countries have not accepted the official results as legitimate and believe this is an example of election fraudulence. Belarusian authorities have denied all accusations of election fraud.

Currently the United Civic Party and Belarusian Left Party "A Just World" make up the majority of the coalition. The BPF Party keeps its membership in the coalition, however concentrates more on the newly created coalition of conservative parties, the Belarusian Independence Bloc.

Political party membership

There are five political parties in the United Democratic Forces of Belarus coalition. They are:

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References
  1. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2008). "Belarus". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 2011-07-09.


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