Conservative Christian Party – BPF explained

Native Name:
Native Name Lang:be
Abbreviation:CChP–BPF (English)
KChP–BNF (Belarusian)
KHP–BNF (Russian)
Leader:Zianon Pazniak
Leader1 Title:Acting leader
(in Belarus)
Leader1 Name:Juryj Bielieńki
Split:Belarusian People's Front
Ideology:Belarusian nationalism
National conservatism
Social conservatism
Christian right
Newspaper:Bielaruskija Viedamaści
Position:Centre-right to right-wing
Headquarters:13th building, Zachodniaja St, Minsk
Membership Year:2016
Membership:1,067[1]
Colours:Belarusian national colors


White
Red
White

Slogan:«Long Live Belarus!»
Website:narodnaja-partyja.org
Country:Belarus

The Conservative Christian Party of the Belarusian People's Front (Belarusian: Кансэрватыўна-Хрысьціянская Партыя - БНФ|Kanservatyŭna-Chryścijanskaja Partyja BNF; Russian: Консервативно-христианская партия — БНФ|Konservativno-khristianskaya partiya BNF) is a former political party in Belarus that opposes the government of president Alexander Lukashenko. It was de facto formed after the split of the Belarusian People's Front in 1999.

History

The October 2004 legislative elections were boycotted by the party, led by Zianon Pazniak. These elections fell according to the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission [2] significantly short of OSCE commitments. 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. Principles of an inclusive democratic process—whereby citizens have the right to seek political office without discrimination, candidates can present their views without obstruction, and voters can learn the views and discuss them freely—were largely ignored.

The Conservative Christian Party refused to join the oppositional coalition led by Alaksandar Milinkievič in 2006, as they cited the inability to ensure ethical behaviour in Lukashenko's administration, in the voting process, and the calculation of votes. The election ended cycle ended with voting falsifications and was not acknowledged by either the EU or the United States.

The party opposed the Russian language having the status of an official language in Belarus, which is a status it was given in the 1995 Belarusian referendum.

The party boycotted all parliamentary elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) since Lukashenko's consolidation of power in 1996.

On 20 July 2023, the Supreme Court of Belarus decided to liquidate the party.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://news.tut.by/politics/500496.html "Нас несколько сотен". Кто из оппозиции будет бороться за кресло депутата?Читать полностью: https://news.tut.by/politics/500496.html?c
  2. Web site: Archived copy . . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060108064649/http://www.osce.org/documents/odihr/2004/12/3951_en.pdf . 8 January 2006 . dead.
  3. https://www.svaboda.org/a/32514607.html Вярхоўны суд Беларусі, выглядае, ліквідаваў Кансэрватыўна-хрысьціянскую партыю — БНФ