{"id":79342,"date":"2024-04-12T13:15:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T10:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/79342\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"senators-confirm-kacanava-as-upper-chambers-chair","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/79342\/","title":{"rendered":"Upper house reelects Ka\u010danava as speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kochanova-sovrep-1128-15-03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kochanova-sovrep-1128-15-03.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kochanova-sovrep-1128-15-03-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kochanova-sovrep-1128-15-03-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kochanova-sovrep-1128-15-03-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kochanova-sovrep-1128-15-03-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Council of the Republic&#039;s press office)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  \n  <figcaption>\n  \n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 12, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The newly appointed members of the upper house of the Belarusian National Assembly have unanimously voted to reelect Natalla Ka\u010danava as speaker, the Council of the Republic reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A native of Navapo\u0142ack, Viciebsk region, Ka\u010danava, she held various positions in government agencies since 2002, including tenure as deputy prime minister and head of the presidential administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ka\u010danava has chaired the Council of the Republic since December 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The European Union, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States introduced personal sanctions against her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sergeenko_pp_ns-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sergeenko_pp_ns-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sergeenko_pp_ns-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sergeenko_pp_ns-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sergeenko_pp_ns-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sergeenko_pp_ns.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">MPs elect former \u0141uka\u0161enka&#039;s administration head as speaker<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 22, Pozirk. Belarusian MPs have unanimously voted for Ihar Sierhijenka as the new chair of the National Assembly&#039;s House of Representatives, the lower chamber said on Telegram. Sierhijenka, former head of Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka&#039;s administration, pledged to &quot;ensure the consistency &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/74744\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 12, Pozirk. The newly appointed members of the upper house of the Belarusian National Assembly have unanimously voted to reelect Natalla Ka\u010danava as speaker, the Council of the Republic reports. A native of Navapo\u0142ack, Viciebsk region, Ka\u010danava, she held various positions in government agencies since 2002, including tenure as deputy prime minister and head [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":79310,"template":"","rubric":[14],"class_list":["post-79342","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","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>Upper house reelects Ka\u010danava as speaker | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 12, Pozirk. 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