Belarusian Labour Party
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The Belarusian Labour Party is a political party
in Belarus
, that opposes the government of president Alexander Lukashenko
. The leader of the party is Alexander Buchvostau.
At the last legislative elections
, 13–17 October 2004, the party was part of the People's Coalition 5 Plus
(Narodnaya Kaalicyja Piaciorka Plus), which failed to secure a seat. These elections fell according to the OSCE
/ODIHR Election Observation Mission http://www.osce.org/documents/odihr/2004/12/3951_en.pdf 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. According to this mission principles of an inclusive democratic process, whereby citizens have the right to seek political office without discrimination, candidates to
present their views without obstruction, and voters to learn about them and discuss them freely, were largely ignored.
On August 2, 2004 the Supreme Court of Belarus
liquidated the Belarusian Labour Party.http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2004/08/03/trud
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, that opposes the government of president Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko has been serving as the President of Belarus since 20 July 1994. Before his career as a politician, Lukashenko worked as director of a state-owned agricultural farm. Under Lukashenko's rule, Belarus has come to be viewed as a state whose conduct is out of line...
. The leader of the party is Alexander Buchvostau.
At the last legislative elections
Elections in Belarus
Belarus elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly has two chambers...
, 13–17 October 2004, the party was part of the People's Coalition 5 Plus
People's Coalition 5 Plus
The People's Coalition 5 Plus was a political alliance in Belarus, that opposed the regime of president Alexander Lukashenko.At the last legislative elections, 13–17 October 2004, the alliance won no seats....
(Narodnaya Kaalicyja Piaciorka Plus), which failed to secure a seat. These elections fell according to the OSCE
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe is the world's largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, human rights, freedom of the press and fair elections...
/ODIHR Election Observation Mission http://www.osce.org/documents/odihr/2004/12/3951_en.pdf 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. According to this mission principles of an inclusive democratic process, whereby citizens have the right to seek political office without discrimination, candidates to
present their views without obstruction, and voters to learn about them and discuss them freely, were largely ignored.
On August 2, 2004 the Supreme Court of Belarus
Supreme Court of Belarus
The Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus is the highest-tier court inside of Belarus and acts as the final "court of review." Its general tasks include the oversight of lower-tier courts and can render justice in areas of general civil and criminal law...
liquidated the Belarusian Labour Party.http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2004/08/03/trud