Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus

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Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus (LDPB, Template:Langx, Template:Langx) is a right-wing political party in Belarus. It was created in 1994 as the Belarusian successor of the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union.

Despite claiming to be a "constructive and democratic opposition" the party de facto supports the current president, Alexander Lukashenko (much like the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia with Vladimir Putin).[1]

In the legislative elections, 13–17 October 2004, the party won 1 out of 110 seats.[2] Its candidate in the presidential election of 2006, Sergei Gaidukevich, won 3.5% of the vote.[3]

Party leader Gaidukevich was a member of the House of Representatives from 2004 to 2008.[4] He was later a member of the Council of the Republic from 2016 to 2019.[5]

Ideology

Despite the name, the party does not support liberalism or liberal democracy. Rather, according to political scientist Pippa Norris, the LDPB is an extremist party, dedicated to the restoration of the Soviet Union and Russian-Belarusian unionism. The party is opposed to NATO, the European Union and what it calls "international monopolies".[6] It gathers its main support from ex-servicemen mainly from the time of the Soviet Union, from nostalgics of the Soviet Union, and those who favor closer ties or even union with Russia; it is especially strong in Minsk, Vitebsk and some other regional cities.[6]

The LDPB has no democratic structure and was run by Sergei Gaidukevich from 1994 to 2019, when he was succeeded by his son Oleg Gaidukevich.[6][7] Its main domestic ally was the Belarusian Patriotic Party until it was banned in 2023.[6]

Election results

Presidential elections

Election Candidate First round Second round Result
Votes % Votes %
1994 Endorsed Vyacheslav Kebich 1,023,174 Template:Percentage bar 748,329 Template:Percentage bar Lost Red XN
2001 Sergei Gaidukevich 153,199 Template:Percentage bar Lost Red XN
2006 Sergei Gaidukevich 230,664 Template:Percentage bar Lost Red XN
2010 Sergei Gaidukevich Withdrew from the elections
2015 Sergei Gaidukevich 201,945 Template:Percentage bar Lost Red XN
2020 Oleg Gaidukevich Withdrew from the elections, supported Alexander Lukashenko
2025 Oleg Gaidukevich 119,272 Template:Percentage bar Lost Red XN

Legislative elections

Election Leader Performance Rank Government
Votes % +/– Seats +/–
1995 Sergei Gaidukevich Template:Composition bar New 22nd Extra-parliamentary
2000 Template:Composition bar Increase 1 Increase 5th Template:Sho
2004 122,605 Template:Percentage bar New Template:Composition bar Steady 0 Increase 3rd Template:Sho
2008 43,752 Template:Percentage bar Decrease 1.20 Template:Composition bar Decrease 1 Decrease 6th Extra-parliamentary
2012 249,455 Template:Percentage bar Increase 3.95 Template:Composition bar Steady 0 Increase 4th Extra-parliamentary
2016 218,081 Template:Percentage bar Decrease 0.52 Template:Composition bar Increase 1 Steady 4th Template:Sho
2019 Oleg Gaidukevich 280,683 Template:Percentage bar Increase 1.12 Template:Composition bar Steady 0 Steady 4th Template:Sho
2024 Oleg Gaidukevich Template:Composition bar Increase 3 Steady 4th Template:Sho

See also

References

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External links

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