Social Democratic Party of Popular Accord
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The Social Democratic Party of Popular Accord is a political party
in Belarus
, that opposes the government of president Alexander Lukashenko
.
It was created in 1997. Leader of the party is Sergey Yermak.
At the last legislative elections
, 13–17 October 2004, the party didn't secure any seat. These elections fell according to the OSCE
/ODIHR Election Observation Mission http://www.osce.org/documents/odihr/2004/12/3951_en.pdf significantly short of OSCE commitments. Universal principles and constitutionally guaranteed rights of expression, association and
assembly were seriously challenged, calling into question the Belarusian authorities' willingness to
respect the concept of political competition on a basis of equal treatment. According to this mission principles of an inclusive democratic process, whereby citizens have the right to seek political office without discrimination, candidates to
present their views without obstruction, and voters to learn about them and discuss them freely, were
largely ignored.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
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 ,...
, that opposes the government 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...
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It was created in 1997. Leader of the party is Sergey Yermak.
At the last 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...
, 13–17 October 2004, the party didn't secure any seat. These elections fell according to the OSCE
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe is the world's largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, human rights, freedom of the press and fair elections...
/ODIHR Election Observation Mission http://www.osce.org/documents/odihr/2004/12/3951_en.pdf significantly short of OSCE commitments. Universal principles and constitutionally guaranteed rights of expression, association and
assembly were seriously challenged, calling into question the Belarusian authorities' willingness to
respect the concept of political competition on a basis of equal treatment. According to this mission principles of an inclusive democratic process, whereby citizens have the right to seek political office without discrimination, candidates to
present their views without obstruction, and voters to learn about them and discuss them freely, were
largely ignored.