Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly)

The Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly) (Belarusian: Беларуская сацыял-дэмакратычная партыя (Народная Грамада), romanized: Biełaruskaja Sacyjal-Demakratyčnaja Partyja (Narodnaja Hramada)) is an unregistered social-democratic[2] political party in Belarus that opposes the administration of President Alexander Lukashenko.

Not to be confused with Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Assembly) or Belarusian Social Democratic Assembly.
Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly)

Беларуская сацыял-дэмакратычная партыя (Народная Грамада)
Russian nameБелорусская социал-демократическая партия (Народная Громада́)
LeaderMikalay Statkevich
Founded1996 (1996)
Banned2004
Merger ofSocial Democratic Assembly
Popular Accord
Merged intoBelarusian Social Democratic Party (Assembly) (factions)
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre-left[1]
International affiliationSocialist International
ColoursRed, White
Website
hramada.org

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 Mikalay Statkevich 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
  1. Korosteleva, Elena (2005). "The Emergence of a Party System". Postcommunist Belarus. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 38. ISBN 0-7425-3555-X.
  2. Nordsieck, Wolfram. "Belarus". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 2004-10-10.
  3. European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity
  4. List of Socialist International parties in Europe Archived August 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
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