{"id":82132,"date":"2024-04-25T18:02:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T15:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/82132\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"hundreds-of-candidates-cleared-to-run-for-opposition-parliament","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/82132\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds cleared to run for opposition parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>April 25, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The election commission has cleared 265 candidates to run for the opposition Coordination Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the council&#8217;s Telegram channel, the candidates are united in 12 lists:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Solidarity \u2013 21 people (the list is topped by Christian Democrat Hieorhij D\u017amitruk and Social Democrat Ja\u016dhien Vilski)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liberty \u2013 20 people (Vadzim Kaban\u010duk, deputy commander of the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>European Choice \u2013 34 people (\u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja&#8217;s senior political adviser Alaksandar Dabravolski)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our Cause \u2013 14 people (political scientist Roza Turarbiekava)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Law and Order \u2013 20 people (ByPol head Alaksandar Azara\u016d)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Voice of Diaspora-Unity Beyond Borders \u2013 13 people (Nadzeja Norton, leader of the Belarusian diaspora in San Francisco)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Independent Belarusians \u2013 17 people (Maksim \u0160abucki, a video blogger)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prakopje\u016d-Jahora\u016d Bloc \u2013 34 people (Vadzim Prakopje\u016d, co-founder of the Belarusian volunteer unit Pahonia; Andrej Jahora\u016d, current Coordination Council chairman)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u0141atu\u0161ka&#8217;s Team and For Freedom Movement \u2013 46 people (United Transitional Cabinet member Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka and his aid Jura\u015b Hubarevi\u010d, who leads the Movement for Freedom)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Down with Fear \u2013 14 people (Ta\u0107ciana Martynava, a video blogger)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strana Dlya Zhizni \u2013 17 people (Vital Saviuk, leader of the movement Strana Dlya Zhizni)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Youth Offensive \u2013 15 people (Youth Bloc activist Lizavieta Prakop\u010dyk)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ten candidates from the list For Dignity of Belarusian Women were rejected. They were led by Jaras\u0142a\u016d Hryhorje\u016d, head of the Movement of Belarusian Nationalists&#8217; Vilnius branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, &#8220;part of the personnel&#8221; of the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment decided that its fighters may only do politics individually, resigning from the regiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The election for the opposition parliament is scheduled for May 25\u201327. The new Coordination Council is to meet on June 15.<\/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\/01\/PKK_Kabanchuk_Proharau_Berlin_1128_20240126_-1368-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PKK_Kabanchuk_Proharau_Berlin_1128_20240126_-1368-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PKK_Kabanchuk_Proharau_Berlin_1128_20240126_-1368-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PKK_Kabanchuk_Proharau_Berlin_1128_20240126_-1368-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PKK_Kabanchuk_Proharau_Berlin_1128_20240126_-1368-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PKK_Kabanchuk_Proharau_Berlin_1128_20240126_-1368.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Kalino\u016dski Regiment bans fighters from running for Coordination Council<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 25, Pozirk. Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment fighters can engage in politics only if they resign, its press office reported, citing a decision by commanders. Commander Dzianis Prochara\u016d called the meeting on April 22 after several fighters failed to inform officers &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/81994\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 25, Pozirk. The election commission has cleared 265 candidates to run for the opposition Coordination Council. According to the council&#8217;s Telegram channel, the candidates are united in 12 lists: Ten candidates from the list For Dignity of Belarusian Women were rejected. They were led by Jaras\u0142a\u016d Hryhorje\u016d, head of the Movement of Belarusian Nationalists&#8217; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":65989,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-82132","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>Hundreds cleared to run for opposition parliament | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 25, Pozirk. The election commission has cleared 265 candidates to run for the opposition Coordination Council. 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