European Coalition Free Belarus
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The European Coalition Free Belarus is a political coalition
in Belarus
which opposes the administration of President Alexander Lukashenko
.
In legislative elections
held between October 13–17, 2004, the ECFB was part of the Democratic Centrist Coalition
which did not secure any seats.
The coalition is formed by the following parties and political youth organizations:
European Coalition became the part of the wider United Democratic Forces of Belarus
which in October 2005 elected Alaksandar Milinkievič
as their candidate for the 2006 Presidential Election.
Political coalition
A political coalition or political alliance is an agreement for cooperation between different political parties on common political agenda, often for purposes of contesting an election to mutually benefit by collectively clearing election thresholds or otherwise benefiting from characteristics of...
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 ,...
which opposes the administration 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...
.
In 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...
held between October 13–17, 2004, the ECFB was part of the Democratic Centrist Coalition
Democratic Centrist Coalition
The Democratic Centrist Coalition was a political alliance in Belarus, that opposes the administration of president Alexander Lukashenko...
which did not secure any seats.
The coalition is formed by the following parties and political youth organizations:
- Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly)Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly)The Belarusian Social Democratic Party is unregistered political party in Belarus which opposes the administration of President Alexander Lukashenko....
(Belaruskaya Satsyial-Demakratychnaya Partyia - Nardonaya Hramada) - Belarusian Liberal Party of Freedom and Progress (PFP) (Belaruskaya liberalnaya Partyia Svabody i Pragresu)
European Coalition became the part of the wider United Democratic Forces of Belarus
United Democratic Forces of Belarus
The United Democratic Forces of Belarus is a coalition of political parties participating as the main opposition group during the 2006 presidential election...
which in October 2005 elected Alaksandar Milinkievič
Alaksandar Milinkievic
Aliaksandr Uładzimiravič Milinkevič is a Belarusian politician. He was nominated by the leading opposition parties in Belarus to run against incumbent Alexander Lukashenko in the presidential election on 19 March 2006.-Biography:...
as their candidate for the 2006 Presidential Election.