Belarusian Independence Bloc

Belarusian Independence Bloc
Founded	2009
Headquarters	Minsk
Ideology	Christian democracy (majority) Anti-Lukashenko Pro-Europeanism
Political position	Centre-right
Colours	Red
House of Representatives:	0 / 110
Council of the Republic:	0 / 64
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The Belarusian Independence Bloc one of Belarus’ three major opposition coalitions,^[1] was formed in 2009 as an alternative to UDF coalition in Belarus.^[2] The group intention is to choose a single candidate to defeat the incumbent Alexander Lukashenko, the authoritarian president since 1994.^[3]

Political Party Membership

There are 8 Political Parties in the Belarusian Independence Bloc of Belarus coalition, these are:

• Registered party:
  • Partyja BPF
• Party with registration status in progress:
  • Belarusian Christian Democracy
• Unregistered parties and movements:
  • Za svabodu
  • Malady Front
  • YCSU Young Democrats
  • Pravy Aljans
  • Young Belarus
  • Razam

New members are accepted in Belarusian Independence Bloc only if agreed by all existing members. That was a reason European Coalition was not admitted to Belarusian Independence Bloc^[4]

Participation in Elections

At local elections in 2010 Belarusian Independence Bloc had over 500 candidates, significant campaigns were run by Ales Lahvinets, Zmitser Babitski, Maxim Hubarevich, Tatsiana Kuushynava and a few others. From all of them, just 3 candidates of Belarusian Christian Democracy have won elections in their districts.

References

1. http://democraticbelarus.eu/node/8233
2. Незалежніцкі блок / Independence Block. YouTube. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
3. "Yanukevich: BIB will defend Belarus’s national interests". Retrieved 9 July 2015.
4. "European Coalition not admitted to Belarusian Independence Bloc". Retrieved 9 July 2015.