BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

16/02/2007

Belarusian Ministry Denies Registration To Leftist Alliance

The Justice Ministry has refused registration to the Union of Leftist Parties, which consists of the Belarusian Women's Party Hope, the Belarusian Party of Communists, and the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada), RFE/RL's Belarus Service reported on February 15. The ministry said the main reason behind the registration denial was that the union held its founding congress abroad, which according to the ministry "runs counter to the legislation of the Republic of Belarus and the charters of political parties." The three Belarusian parties founded their union in Chernihiv, Ukraine, in December, after failing to lease a venue for the congress in Minsk. JM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2007/02/3-CEE/cee-160207.asp