Communist Party of Belarus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Communist Party of Belarus
Russian:Коммунистическая партия Белоруссии
Belarusian:Камуністычная партыя Беларусі
Leader Tatyana Golubeva
Founded 1996
Headquarters Minsk
Ideology Communism
International affiliation None
European affiliation None
Website
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Not to be confused with Communist Party of Belorussia which existed from 1918-1920.
The Communist Party of Belarus (Belarusian: Камуністычная партыя Беларусі, Kamunistychnaya Partyia Belarusi; Russian: Коммунистическая партия Белоруссии, Kommunisticheskaya Partiya Belarusi) is a political party in Belarus, that supports the government of president Alexander Lukashenko. It was created in 1996. The leader of the party is Tatyana Golubeva.
The party suggested merging with the Party of Communists of Belarus (PKB) on July 15, 2006. While the Communist Party of Belarus is a pro-presidential party, the Party of Communists of Belarus is one of the major opposition parties in Belarus. According to Sergey Kalyakin, the chairman of the PKB, the so-called "re-unification" of the two parties was a plot designed to oust the opposition PKB.[1]
As a member of the world Communist movement, the CPB enjoys relations with other communist parties in the region and throughout the world to a much greater extent than the PKB, which many in the region have considered "pro-Western."
The KPB obtained 5.99% and 8 seats during the 13 and 17 October 2004 Belarus House of Representative election.
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Party of Belarusian Communists
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Party of Belarusian Communists
Belarusian: Партыя камуністаў Беларусі
Russian:Партия коммунистов Белоруссии
Leader Sergey Kalyakin
Founded 1991
Ideology Communism
International affiliation None
European affiliation None
Official colours Red
Website
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The Party of Belarusian Communists (Belarusian: Партыя камуністаў Беларусі, Partyja Kamunistau Bielarusi, Russian: Партия коммунистов Белоруссии, Partiya Kommunistov Belorussii, PKB) is a political party in Belarus, which opposes the government of president Alexander Lukashenko. The PKB was founded in 1991, and emerged as one of the major political parties in independent Belarus. The party should be distinguished from the Communist Party of Belarus, which broke away from PKB in 1996.
At the last legislative elections, 13-17 October 2004, the party was part of the People's Coalition 5 Plus (Narodnaja Kaalicyja Piaciorka Plus), which didn't secure any seats. These elections fell significantly short of OSCE commitments according to the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission.[1] Universal principles and constitutionally guaranteed rights of expression, association and assembly were seriously challenged, calling into question the Belarusian authorities’ willingness to respect the concept of political competition on a basis of equal treatment. According to this mission principles of an inclusive democratic process, whereby citizens have the right to seek political office without discrimination, candidates to present their views without obstruction, and voters to learn about them and discuss them freely, were largely ignored.
PCB is led by Sergey Kalyakin and is considered to be "pro-Western".[2][3]
On February 2007, Kalyakin visited USA and met both chambers of the US Congress, Department of State officials, and representatives of non-governmental organizations in order to discuss ways in which the United States could influence processes that are taking place in Belarus.
In addition, Kalyakin would suggest that the United States, the European Union and Russia should cooperate to develop a common policy regarding Belarus.[4]
The party was banned for six months for paperwork irregularities on August 2, 2007.[5]
