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United Civic Party
The United Civic Party (UCP; be, Аб'яднаная грамадзянская партыя; АГП, Abjadnanaja hramadzianskaja partyja; AHP; russian: Объединённая гражданская партия; ОГП, Obyedinonnaya grazhdanskaya partiya; OGP) is a liberal-conservative and liberalism, liberal list of political parties in Belarus, political party in Belarus. The party opposes the government of Alexander Lukashenko and has participated in the country's elections on a few occasions, but it did not have a single member in the National Assembly of Belarus, Belarusian parliament until one member was elected during the 2016 Belarusian parliamentary election, 2016 elections. It claims that its lack of seats is due to the unfairness of the election process. Famous party members are former Prime Minister Mikhail Chigir, Michaił Čyhir, the mysteriously disappeared politicians Jury Zacharanka and Viktar Hanchar, Viktar Hančar, and Hienadź Karpienka, who died premature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberalism
Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality and equality before the law."political rationalism, hostility to autocracy, cultural distaste for conservatism and for tradition in general, tolerance, and ... individualism". John Dunn. ''Western Political Theory in the Face of the Future'' (1993). Cambridge University Press. . Liberals espouse various views depending on their understanding of these principles. However, they generally support private property, market economies, individual rights (including civil rights and human rights), liberal democracy, secularism, rule of law, economic and political freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of religion. Liberalism is frequently cited as the dominant ideology of modern times.Wolfe, p. 23.Adams, p. 11. Liberalism became a distinct movement in the Age of Enlightenment, gaining popularity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaroslav Romanchuk
Jaroslav Romanchuk ( be, Ярасла́ў Чэсла́вавіч Раманчу́к; born January 10, 1966) is a Belarusian libertarian economist and politician. He currently works as President of the Scientific Research Mises Center. Life and career Romanchuk was born into a Polish family in Sapotskin, Grodno Region. He graduated from the Minsk State Linguistic University in 1991 and finished postgraduate doctoral studies at the Belarusian State University Belarusian State University (BSU) ( be, links=no, Белару́скі дзяржа́ўны ўніверсітэ́т, ; russian: links=no, Белору́сский госуда́рственный университе́т) is a university in Mins .... He later studied at various educational programmes abroad. In 1994 Romanchuk joined the liberal conservative United Civil Party where he was advisor to Chairman of in 1996–2000. Since April 2000 Romanchuk is Deputy Chairman of the party. From December 1995 till Decemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Dabravolski
Alexander Alherdavich Dabravolski ( be, Алякс́андр Альѓертавіч Дабрав́ольскi; born November 23, 1958) is a Belarusian politician, lawyer, and radio physicist. He helped found the United Democratic Party of Belarus (UDPB) and became involved in the opposition, serving as the vice-chairman of United Civil Party (UCP) from 1995 to 2006. He is currently the director of the East European School of Political Studies and a member of the Political Council of the United Civil Party. Education and family Dabravolski was born in Sula, Stowbtsy District, Minsk Voblast, Byelorussian SSR, and attended Belarusian State University. In 1982, he graduated from the Radio Physical Department, and in 1995 he graduated from the department of law. His wife is a teacher and his son and daughter are both students. Career He worked as an engineer-designer and a scientific fellow from 1982 to 1989 before he was elected as an MP of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Party (Belarus)
Civil Party may refer to: * Civil Party (Costa Rica) (1893—1915) * Civil Party (Taiwan), minor political party in the Republic of China on Taiwan * Civilista Party, conservative former political party in Peru * Independent Civil Party, former political party in Peru See also * Civic Party (other) {{Disambiguation, political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hienadź Karpienka
Dr. Hienadź Karpienka ( be, Генадзь Карпенка, ; russian: Геннадий Карпенко, Gennady Karpenko, September 17, 1949 – April 6, 1999) was a Belarusian scientist and an important politician in opposition to president Alexander Lukashenko. Hienadz Karpienka was born in Minsk. In 1987 he was director of the Maladzyechna metallurgy plant. In 1990 Karpienka defended his doctorate dissertation "Technology of Materials". Karpienka was author of 50 inventions, which were implemented in 15 countries. In 1994 he was elected corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Karpienka was the MP of two Belarusian parliaments, he was the lead for the commission on science and technology. He was also a member and one of the leaders of the United Civic Party The United Civic Party (UCP; be, Аб'яднаная грамадзянская партыя; АГП, Abjadnanaja hramadzianskaja partyja; AHP; russian: Объединённая гра ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktar Hanchar
Viktar Hanchar, or Viktar Hančar ( be, Віктар Ганчар, russian: Виктор Гончар, Viktor Gonchar, September 7, 1957 – September 16, 1999?) was a Belarusian politician who disappeared and was presumably murdered in 1999. He was born in the village of Radzichava, Slutsk Raion. Hanchar graduated from the Law Department of the Belarusian State University in 1979 and worked as law research worker at different major Belarusian institutions. Political career Beginning in May 1991, Hanchar worked as first deputy chairman of Maladzyechna mayor. In May 1994, he ran for the Constitutional Court of Belarus, but did not receive the support of most MPs. During the presidential elections in 1994, Hanchar was one of the most active in the election campaign headquarters of Alexander Lukashenko. In 1994, after the victory of Lukashenko in the presidential elections, Hanchar was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus, but soon resigned. Hanchar joined the opposition to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jury Zacharanka
Colonel Yury Zakharanka ( Belarusian: ''Юрый Захаранка'', Russian: ''Юрий Захаренко'', ''Yuri Zakharenko''; January 1, 1952 – 1999) was the Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs and opposition politician abducted and likely killed in 1999. Early life Yury Zakharanka was born in a small town of Vasilyevichy, Rechytsa Raion. Political career At the moment when Belarus gained independence Zakharanka was deputy chief of the USSR MVD Inter-regional Directorate for Combating Organized Crime. In 1994 he was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs of Belarus. On October 16, 1995 he was dismissed from this position by president Alexander Lukashenko. Zakharanka joined the opposition to the president and was elected member of the governing board of the United Civic Party of Belarus. Having strong support among top officers in the army and the State Security Committee (KGB), Zakharanka was a dangerous enemy for Lukashenko. Abduction The ex-minister disappe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Chigir
Mikhail Mikalayevich Chigir ( be, Міхаіл Мікалаевіч Чыгір; russian: Михаил Николаевич Чигирь; born 24 May 1948) is a Belarusian politician who served as the second Prime Minister of Belarus from 21 July 1994 to 18 November 1996. Early life Chigir was born in Usovo (Belarusian: Vusava) on 24 May 1948. Career Chigir was appointed as Prime Minister in July 1994, on the day following the inauguration of Alexander Lukashenko as president. Prior to this, he served as head of Belagroprombank, a bank specializing in agricultural pursuits. Resignation In 1996, Chigir resigned as prime minister in protest of Lukashenko's efforts to gain unlimited authority over the country. The following year he became a signatory of Charter 97. In 1999, he announced he would run for President of Belarus in order to unseat Lukashenko. Arrest On 30 March 1999, Chigir was arrested by the Belarusian government. It was alleged that he embezzled large sums of money ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Belarusian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Belarus on 11 September 2016. Electoral system The 110 members of the House of Representatives were previously elected using the two-round system. However, a new electoral code was introduced in 2013, abolishing the requirement for candidates to receive an absolute majority, effectively changing the voting system to first-past-the-post. All candidates are elected in single-member constituencies.Electoral System Design data for Belarus IDEA However, if there is only one candidate, they are required to receive at least 50% of the votes cast (voters may also vote against all). Voter turnout in a constituency must be at least 50% for the election to be deemed valid. In cases where the turnout have not been met or no candidate has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Of Belarus
The National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus ( be, Нацыянальны сход Рэспублікі Беларусь, Nacyjanalny schod Respubliki Bielaruś; russian: Национальное собрание Республики Беларусь, Natsionalnoye sobran'ye Respubliki Belarus') is the bicameral parliament of Belarus. The two chambers of the National Assembly are: *the Council of the Republic – the upper house *the House of Representatives – the lower house. While each chamber has specific duties, both chambers have the ability to veto the decrees of local administrations that deviate from the Constitution of Belarus. The chambers of the National Assembly are convened to two regular sessions every year: the first session opens 2 October and its duration cannot be more than 80 days; the second session opens 2 April and does not last more than 90 days. The House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic may be convened to an extraordinary sessi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
