Belarusian United Left Party "Fair World"
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| Party of Belarusian Communists Belarusian: Партыя камуністаў Беларусі Russian:Партия коммунистов Белоруссии |
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| Leader | Sergey Kalyakin |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Ideology | Communism |
| International affiliation | None |
| European affiliation | Party of the European Left |
| Official colours | Red |
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The Party of Belarusian Communists (Belarusian: Партыя камуністаў Беларусі, Partyja Kamunistau Bielarusi, Russian: Партия коммунистов Белоруссии, Partiya Kommunistov Belorussii, PKB) is a political party in Belarus, which opposes the government of president Alexander Lukashenko. The PKB was founded in 1991, and emerged as one of the major political parties in independent Belarus. The party should be distinguished from the Communist Party of Belarus, which broke away from PKB in 1996.
At the legislative elections, 13-17 October 2004, the party was part of the People's Coalition 5 Plus (Narodnaja Kaalicyja Piaciorka Plus), which didn't secure any seats. These elections fell significantly short of OSCE commitments according to the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission.[1] Universal principles and constitutionally guaranteed rights of expression, association and assembly were seriously challenged, calling into question the Belarusian authorities’ willingness to respect the concept of political competition on a basis of equal treatment. According to this mission principles of an inclusive democratic process, whereby citizens have the right to seek political office without discrimination, candidates to present their views without obstruction, and voters to learn about them and discuss them freely, were largely ignored.
PCB is led by Sergey Kalyakin and is considered to be "pro-Western".[2][3]
On February 2007, Kalyakin visited USA and met both chambers of the US Congress, Department of State officials, and representatives of non-governmental organizations in order to discuss ways in which the United States could influence processes that are taking place in Belarus.
In addition, Kalyakin would suggest that the United States, the European Union and Russia should cooperate to develop a common policy regarding Belarus.[4]
The party was banned for six months for paperwork irregularities on August 2, 2007.[5]
As of October 2009, it's a member of the Party of the European Left.
In November 2009 the party decided to be renamed to Belarusian United Left Party "Just Peace".
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- Party of Communists of Belarus PKB official site (no longer active as of June 6, 2006)
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