BPF Party

The Partyja BNF ( Belarusian Партыя БНФ, German party (the ) BNF, Russian Партия БНФ ) is a liberal conservative political party in Belarus.

History

Belarusian independence movement

The party was founded in 1988 in the time of Mikhail Gorbachev's reform policies ( glasnost and perestroika ) in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic as Belaruski Narodni Front " Adradzenne " ( BNF; German Belarussian National Front "renewal", English Belaruski Narodni Front " Revival" ) was founded. They first pursued a decidedly anti- Russian policy and advocated for a renaissance of geratenen by the dominance of the Russian language in distress Belarusian language and culture. In addition, the party began in the early days for processing of the crimes of Stalinism in Belarus. For example, the processing of the NKVD massacre of Kurapaty was largely driven by representatives of the Belarusian Popular Front. Your MEPs in the Belarusian parliament reached the reintroduction of the pre-Soviet national symbols ( white-red- white flag and Pahonja - Arms).

The party in the Lukashenka regime,

While the party had influenced in the period immediately before and during the dissolution of the Soviet Union the events in Belarus significantly, they rapidly lost after the Belarusian independence achievement attractive and important. After the electoral victory of pro-Russian presidential candidate Alyaksandr Lukashenka 1994, the party became even more on the defensive. Since the now- authoritarian regime in Belarus, the use of the terms " white russian " and "national" or " folk " has restricted party name, the party officially called Partyja BNF.

In 1999, a number of members broke away and founded the Kanserwatyuna - Chryszijanskaja Partyja - BNF ( German Conservative Christian Party - BNF ). Another conservative organization is the United Civil Party of Belarus. The parliamentary elections in Belarus in 2012 were boycotted by the BNF, together with the United Civil Party.

International Relations

  • Observer status at the European People's Party (EPP )
  • Associate member of the International Democratic Union

Party chairman

  • Sjanon Pasnjak (1993-1999)
  • Winzuk Viačorka (1999-2007)
  • Ljawon Barschtscheuski (2007-2009)
  • Aljaksej Janukewitsch (since 2009)
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