| Liberal Democratic Party Russian:Либерально-демократическая партия Belarusian:Лібэральна-дэмакратычная партыя |
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| Leader | Sergei Gaidukevich |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Minsk |
| Ideology | Pan-Slavic Nationalism,[1] Right-wing populism, Russian-Belarusian unionism[1] |
| International affiliation | None |
| European affiliation | None |
| Official colours | Blue, White, Green |
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| http://www.ldpb.net | |
| Politics of Belarus Political parties Elections |
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The Liberal Democratic Party (Russian: Либерально-демократическая партия, Belarusian: Лібэральна-дэмакратычная партыя) is a political party in Belarus. It was created in 1994. In the last legislative elections, 13-17 October 2004, the party won 1 out of 110 seats. The party adheres to an ideology similar to that of Liberal Democratic Party of Russia and advocates unification of Russia and Belarus. Its candidate at the presidential election of 2006, Sergei Gaidukevich, won 3.5 % of the vote. The Liberal Democratic Party supports the current president Alexander Lukashenko.
Despite its name, Pippa Norris characterised the party as an extremist organization dedicated to restoring the USSR. It is run by its leader Haidukevich and has no democratic structures[2].