Belaya Rus

Belaya Rus (Belarusian: Белая Русь, romanized: Bielaja Ruś, lit. 'White Rus'') is a Belarusian public association founded on 17 November 2007 to support President Alexander Lukashenko. Since then, the leaders of the organization have regularly announced that they are ready to become a political party. President Lukashenko neither firmly opposed the idea, nor supported it. He has made comments such as: "Well, if they are ready, let them be a party, I am not against it. On the contrary, I will support it because they are patriots. But I wouldn't advise them to hurry." The party is based on the idea of the All-Russia People's Front. It has no real ideology outside of absolute support for Lukashenko.[2] The former minister of Education of Belarus, Alexander Radkov was chairman of the association from 2007 to 2018. The NGO has a membership of over 180,000.[3]

Belaya Rus
Белая Русь
ChairmanGennady Davydko
President of BelarusAlexander Lukashenko
FounderAlexander Radkov
Founded17 November 2007 (2007-11-17)
Registered12 December 2007 (2007-12-12)
Headquarters5th Building, Frunze St, Minsk, Belarus
Membership (2018)180,000+[1]
IdeologyRussophilia
Euroscepticism
Statism
National affiliationRKSKPPGA
Colours  Green
  Red
Slogan"For a Strong and Prosperous Belarus"
(Belarusian: «За моцную і квітнеючую Беларусь»)
House of Representatives
68 / 110
Website
belayarus.by

Gennady Davydko, the head of the Belarusian TV and Radio Company, was elected chairman of Belaya Rus in a unanimous vote by the association's council on 19 January 2018.[4]

References
  1. "Belaya Rus: Lukashenka's "Ruling Party"?". Belarus Digest."Съезд "Белой Руси": новый председатель, но прежний статус". ОНТ. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2007/11/19/019.html%5B%5D
  3. "Съезд "Белой Руси": новый председатель, но прежний статус - ОНТ". ont.by (in Russian). Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  4. "Davydko elected Belaya Rus chairman". eng.belta.by. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2019.


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