{"id":200700,"date":"2026-08-20T22:17:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T19:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200700\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T22:17:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T19:17:40","slug":"lukasenka-appoints-communist-leader-as-council-of-republic-member","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200700\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka appoints Communist leader as Council of Republic member"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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August 20, <\/strong>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>.<\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has appointed former presidential candidate Siarhiej Syranko\u016d, leader of the Communist Party of Belarus, as a member of the Council of the Republic, the upper chamber of Belarus\u2019 national legislature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka signed an edict to this effect on August 20, his press office reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born in 1983 in the city of Krasnapolle, Mahilo\u016d region, Siarhiej Syranko\u016d started his career as a foreign language teacher. He later became a general education school principal and an official at the district educational department. He served as a member of local councils for several years and as a member of the House of Representatives, Belarus\u2019 lower parliamentary chamber, between 2019 and 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May 2024, Syranko\u016d was elected first secretary of the pro-\u0141uka\u0161enka Communist Party of Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a candidate in the 2025 election, Syranko\u016d openly campaigned for \u0141uka\u0161enka. According to the central election commission, he came second in the poll with 3.21 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Formally an independent national parliamentary body of territorial representation, the Council of the Republic is totally controlled by the state. Of its 64 members, 56 are elected by pro-\u0141uka\u0161enka local councils and the remaining eight appointed by \u0141uka\u0161enka himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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