Liberal Democratic Party (Belarus)

Liberal Democratic Party Russian:Либерально-демократическая партия Belarusian:Лібэральна-дэмакратычная партыя
Leader	Sergei Gaidukevich
Founded	1994
Headquarters	Minsk
Ideology	Pan-Slavic Nationalism, Right-wing populism, Russian-Belarusian unionism
International affiliation	None
European affiliation	None
Official colours	Blue, White, Green
Website
http://www.ldpb.net
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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.

See also

• Liberal Democratic Party of Pridnestrovie
• Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
• Order and Justice
• Union of Russia and Belarus

External links

• Official site