BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

16/04/2007

Belarusian Supreme Court Upholds Denial Of Registration To Left Alliance

The Supreme Court of Belarus on April 13 upheld a decision by the Justice Ministry denying the registration of an alliance uniting three opposition leftist parties, Belapan reported. The alliance called the Union of Left Parties (SLP) was established by the Belarusian Party of Communists, the Belarusian Women's Party "Hope," and the Belarusian Social Democratic Party at a conference in Chernihiv, Ukraine, in December 2006. The conference was held in Ukraine as the founders failed to find an auditorium for the meeting anywhere in Belarus. The Justice Ministry rejected the SLP's registration application on the grounds that Belarusian laws ban political parties from holding any events outside the country. AM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2007/04/3-CEE/cee-160407.asp