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The Belarusian Popular Party (Belarusian : Беларуская народная партыя, Belorusskaia narodnaia partiia, BKP) was a political party in Belarus led by Victor Tereshchenko.

Belarusian language east Slavic language

Belarusian is an official language of Belarus, along with Russian, and is also spoken in Russia, Poland and Ukraine. Before Belarus gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the language was only known in English as Byelorussian or Belorussian, transliterating the Russian name, белорусский язык Belorusskiy yazyk, or alternatively as White Ruthenian or White Russian. Following independence, it has acquired the additional name Belarusian.

A political party is an organized group of people, often with common views, who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government. The party agrees on some proposed policies and programmes, with a view to promoting the collective good or furthering their supporters' interests.

History

Established in 1994, the party contested the 1995 parliamentary elections, winning one seat in the fourth round of voting. [1] [2] When the National Assembly was established in 1996, the party was not given any seats in the House of Representatives. [3]

National Assembly of Belarus

The National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus is the bicameral parliament that governs Belarus. The two chambers of the National Assembly are:

House of Representatives of Belarus lower house of Belarus parliament

Under the 1996 Constitution, the House of Representatives is the lower house of the parliament of Belarus.

The party folded in 1999 after failing to re-register. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p258 ISBN   9783832956097
  2. ↑ Elections in 1995 IPU
  3. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p261
  4. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p254
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