Belarusian Independence Bloc | |
Native Name: | Беларускі Незалежніцкі Блок |
Native Name Lang: | be |
Position: | Centre-right |
Seats1 Title: | House of Representatives |
Seats2 Title: | Council of the Republic |
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Country: | Belarus |
The Belarusian Independence Bloc (Belarusian: Беларускі Незалежніцкі Блок|Biełaruski Nezaležnicki Błok) is one of three major opposition coalitions in Belarus.[1] The coalition was formed in 2009 as an alternative to the United Democratic Forces of Belarus (UDF).[2] The group intention is to choose a single candidate to defeat the incumbent Alexander Lukashenko, the president since 1994.[3]
There are 8 political parties in the Belarusian Independence Bloc of Belarus coalition, these are:
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]
At local elections in 2010 Belarusian Independence Bloc had over 500 candidates, significant campaigns were run by Aleś Łahviniec, Źmicier Babicki, Maksim Hubarevič, Taciana Kuǔšynava and a few others. From all of them, just 3 candidates of Belarusian Christian Democracy have won elections in their districts.