BPF Party
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The BPF Party[lower-alpha 1] (Belarusian: Партыя БНФ, romanized: Partyja BNF; Russian: Партия БНФ, romanized: Partiya BNF) is a banned political party in Belarus. It was de facto established after the split of the social movement Belarusian Popular Front (abbr. BPF; Belarusian: Беларускі Народны Фронт "Адраджэньне", romanized: Bielaruski Narodny Front "Adradžeńnie", БНФ) in 1999. The Belarusian Popular Front was founded during the Perestroika era by members of the Belarusian intelligentsia, including Vasil Bykaŭ. Its first and most charismatic leader was Zianon Pazniak.
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BPF Party Партыя БНФ | |
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Abbreviation | PBNF ПБНФ |
Leader | Vadzim Sarančukoŭ[1][2][3] |
Founder | Zianon Pazniak |
Founded | 30 May 1993; 31 years ago (1993-05-30) |
Banned | 14 August 2023; 11 months ago (2023-08-14) |
Preceded by | Belarusian Popular Front "Adradžeńnie" |
Headquarters | 3-39th Building, Čarnyšeŭskaha St, Minsk, Belarus |
Newspaper | Пагоня, Svaboda |
Youth wing | BPF Youth |
Membership (2009) | 1,819 |
Ideology | Belarusian nationalism[4][5] Christian democracy[6][7] Conservatism[7] |
Political position | Centre-right[8] to right-wing[4] |
National affiliation | Belarusian Independence Bloc United Democratic Forces of Belarus |
European affiliation | European Conservatives and Reformists Party (global partner)[9] |
International affiliation | International Democracy Union [10] |
Colours | Red White |
Slogan | "Long Live Belarus!" (Belarusian: «Жыве Беларусь!») |
House of Representatives: | 0 / 110
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Council of the Republic: | 0 / 64
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After a 2005 decree by president Alexander Lukashenko on the restriction of the usage of the words Беларускі ("Belarusian") and Народны ("National", "Popular", "People's") in the names of political parties and movements,[11] the party had to change its official name to "BPF Party".