{"id":45505,"date":"2023-01-26T22:50:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T19:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/renewed-coordination-council-holds-first-meeting\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"renewed-coordination-council-holds-first-meeting","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/45505\/","title":{"rendered":"Renewed Coordination Council holds first meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>January 26, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> The renewed Coordination Council held its first meeting on January 26, the organization said on Telegram.<\/p>\n<p> The meeting was attended by \u201cabout 70 delegates from civil society organizations and democratic forces,\u201d it said, without specifying the format or location.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cThey discussed next steps in the Coordination Council\u2019s reform, inclusion of independent candidates, and draft rules of procedure,\u201d it added. \u201cThe main innovations in the rules of procedure will be electing a speaker and creating factions, as well as finding formats of cooperation with other members of democratic forces. The rules will be finalized soon, and a vote to incorporate 15 independent candidates will be held.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> In her welcoming speech to the renewed council, opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja expressed hope that it would become \u201ca real representative body of civil society,\u201d her press office reported.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cChange in Belarus is a joint effort. And we do not give up on our goals: we continue to insist on negotiations and a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy. I think that the main task is to outline strategic priorities and stick to them,\u201d the former presidential candidate said.<\/p>\n<p> She hopes that the Coordination Council will provide her cabinet and the democratic forces with expertise to draft reforms.<\/p>\n<p> Once arrangements are in place, the first meeting between members of the council and the cabinet will be scheduled, Cichano\u016dskaja said: \u201cAt this meeting, we would like to report on the work done in six months and agree on choosing cooperation areas together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> The council is a successor to the Coordinating Council for Political Crisis Settlement&nbsp;established in August 2020. The Belarusian government has designated it an extremist group and opened criminal cases against its leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Plans to reform the organization were announced in October. Its presidium member Volha Kavalkova said it would be expanded to 115 members (25 from the original council, 75 civil society delegates and 15 independents).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 26, BPN. The renewed Coordination Council held its first meeting on January 26, the organization said on Telegram. The meeting was attended by \u201cabout 70 delegates from civil society organizations and democratic forces,\u201d it said, without specifying the format or location. \u201cThey discussed next steps in the Coordination Council\u2019s reform, inclusion of independent candidates, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-45505","articles","type-articles","status-publish","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Renewed Coordination Council holds first meeting | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 26, BPN. The renewed Coordination Council held its first meeting on January 26, the organization said on Telegram. 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