United Democratic Forces of Belarus
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The United Democratic Forces of Belarus (Russian
:Объединённые демократические силы; Belarusian
:Аб'яднаныя дэмакратычныя сілы Беларусі) is a coalition of political parties participating as the main opposition group during the 2006 presidential election
. The group chose Alexander Milinkevich as their candidate to see if he could defeat the incumbent Alexander Lukashenko
, the authoritarian
president since 1994.
He won 6.0% of the vote by the official data. However Belarus opposition and Western countries have not accepted the official results because they believe that elections were rigged. Only Belarus authorities and Russia believe that the elections were fair.
Currently the United Civic Party and Belarusian United Left Party "Fair World" are the main members of the coalition. Partyja BNF keeps its membership in the coalition, however concentrates more on the newly created coalition of conservative parties -the Belarusian Independence Bloc
.
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
:Объединённые демократические силы; Belarusian
Belarusian language
The Belarusian language , sometimes referred to as White Russian or White Ruthenian, is the language of the Belarusian people...
:Аб'яднаныя дэмакратычныя сілы Беларусі) is a coalition of political parties participating as the main opposition group during the 2006 presidential election
Belarusian presidential election, 2006
Presidential elections were held in Belarus on 19 March 2006. The result was a victory for incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko, who received 84.4% of the vote. However, western observers deemed the elections rigged...
. The group chose Alexander Milinkevich as their candidate to see if he could defeat the incumbent 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 authoritarian
Authoritarianism
Authoritarianism is a form of social organization characterized by submission to authority. It is usually opposed to individualism and democracy...
president since 1994.
He won 6.0% of the vote by the official data. However Belarus opposition and Western countries have not accepted the official results because they believe that elections were rigged. Only Belarus authorities and Russia believe that the elections were fair.
Currently the United Civic Party and Belarusian United Left Party "Fair World" are the main members of the coalition. Partyja BNF keeps its membership in the coalition, however concentrates more on the newly created coalition of conservative parties -the Belarusian Independence Bloc
Belarusian Independence Bloc
The Belarusian Independence Bloc one of Belarus’ three major opposition coalitions, was formed in 2009 as an alternative to UDF coalition in Belarus...
.
Political Party Membership
There are 5 Political Parties in the United Democratic Forces of Belarus coalition, these are:- Belarusian United Left Party "Fair World"
- United Civil Party of BelarusUnited Civil Party of BelarusThe United Civil Party of Belarus is a centre-right, liberal-conservative party in Belarus. The party opposes the government of Alexander Lukashenko, generally participates in the country's elections, but doesn't have a single member in parliament...
- Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Assembly)
- Belarusian Labour PartyBelarusian Labour PartyThe 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....
- BPF Party
- Za svabodu