Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Assembly)

Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Assembly)
Russian:Белорусская социал-демократическая партия (Громада́)
Belarusian: Беларуская сацыял-дэмакратычная партыя (Грамада)
Leader Alaksandar Kazulin
Founded 1902 (historical)
25 June 2005 (current)
Preceded by Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly)
Ideology Social democracy
Political position Centre-left
National affiliation United Democratic Forces of Belarus
International affiliation None
European affiliation None
Official colours Red, White
Website
http://www.bsdp.org/
Politics of Belarus
Political parties
Elections

The Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Assembly) (Belarusian: Беларуская сацыял-дэмакратычная партыя (Грамада́), Biełaruskaja Sacyjal-Demakratyčnaja Partyja (Hramada)) is a political party in Belarus, that opposes the government of president Alexander Lukashenko.

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 [1] significantly short of OSCE commitments. Its candidate at the presidential election of 2006, Alaksandar Kazulin, won 2.3 % of the vote.

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Called "Hramada" in Belarusian, meaning party or association, they first formed in 1902 in Moscow. It proposed the formation of a Belarusian state as a first step toward the solution of social problems (Ronald Suny, National Revolutions).

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