The Belarusian Peasant Party ('','' BSP'';'' , BKP) was a

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Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

History

The BSP was founded on 23 February 1991. The party contested the 1995 parliamentary elections, winning one seat in the second round of voting.

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p258 When the

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was established in 1996, the party was not given any seats in the

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. The party folded in 1999 after failing to re-register.Nohlen & Stöver, p254 In that year, it reported having 12,000 members.

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