{"id":45484,"date":"2023-01-25T19:48:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T16:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/the-greens-criticize-bill-on-political-parties\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"the-greens-criticize-bill-on-political-parties","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/45484\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greens criticize bill on political parties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>January 25, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b>&nbsp;Belarusian Greens Party leader D\u017amitry Ku\u010duk has criticized the bill on political parties passed by Belarusian MPs earlier today by pointing out that it contradicts the Constitution and would undermine parties financially.<\/p>\n<p> If the bill makes it through the Council of the Republic and is signed into law, parties would have to pay the rent for their offices in Minsk and over 43 places across the country, he said on Facebook. \u201cThese expenses would require at least 150,000 rubels [some $57,000],\u201d he said. \u201cPersonnel costs: even if each office\u2019s secretary gets the minimum of 250 rubels per month, it will total 130,000 rubels per year,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p> Apart from that, parties need funds to promote their platforms, host&nbsp;round-table conferences, print leaflets and run for parliament. Ku\u010duk said the bill specifies membership fees and party press revenues as the sources of funding, but even 15 rubels per year in fees from&nbsp;5,000 members wouldn\u2019t be enough for a party to maintain its offices.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cWe can conclude that the new bill [\u2026] has nothing new that would allow the Republic of Belarus to develop party building and boost the role of political parties,\u201d he said. \u201cEven the registered parties wouldn\u2019t be able to function effectively because the economics needed to keep them running have not been developed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The House of Representatives passed the bill on political parties and public associations on January 25. It would require all the existing parties to re-register. Human rights and political activists are wary that it would effectively allow only pro-government political organizations to operate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 25, BPN.&nbsp;Belarusian Greens Party leader D\u017amitry Ku\u010duk has criticized the bill on political parties passed by Belarusian MPs earlier today by pointing out that it contradicts the Constitution and would undermine parties financially. 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