The Supreme Council (Soviet) of the Republic of Belarus of the 12th convocation is the Belarusian parliament, which was
elected Elected may refer to:
* "Elected" (song), by Alice Cooper, 1973
* ''Elected'' (EP), by Ayreon, 2008
*The Elected, an American indie rock band
See also
*Election
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in 1990 as the
Supreme Council of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic of the 12th convocation. It became a national
parliament
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of Belarus after the
proclamation of independence. The
Supreme Council adopted the Declaration of Independence of Belarus on July 27, 1990. It is widely regarded as the final democratically-elected
Parliament of Belarus
The National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus ( be, Нацыянальны сход Рэспублікі Беларусь, Nacyjanalny schod Respubliki Bielaruś; russian: Национальное собрание Республики Бел ...
.
The first round of voting to the Supreme Council was held on March 4, 1990. Following the elections, 360 deputies were elected to the parliament. For the first time the opposition took place in Parliament. As a result, the
Belarusian Popular Front
The Belarusian Popular Front "Revival" (BPF, be, Беларускі Народны Фронт "Адраджэньне", БНФ; ''Biełaruski Narodny Front "Adradžeńnie"'', ''BNF'') was a social and political movement in Belarus in the late 1 ...
opposition faction with 26 deputies was formed. The total number of deputies was 328 people.
The successor of the Supreme Soviet of the 12th convocation was the newly elected
Supreme Council of the Republic of Belarus of the 13th convocation, which began its work January 9, 1996.
Bibliography
Палітычная гісторыя незалежнай Беларусі / Пад рэд. Валера Булгакава. Вільня, Інстытут Беларусістыкі. — 2006. — 744 с.
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Historical legislatures