BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

31/05/2007

Belarusian Opposition Council Distributes Responsibilities Among Co-Chairs

The Political Council of Pro-Democratic Forces on May 30 assigned an area of responsibility to each of its four co-chairmen, who were elected at the opposition congress on May 26-27, Belapan reported (see "RFE/RL Newsline," May 29, 2007). Belarusian Popular Front leader Vintsuk Vyachorka will be responsible for information and mobilization work as well as foreign relations; Anatol Lyabedzka, chairman of the United Civic Party, for "the development of a positive alternative"; Syarhey Kalyakin, leader of the Belarusian Party of Communists, for working with the provinces; and Anatol Lyaukovich, acting chairman of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada), for election campaigns. JM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2007/05/3-CEE/cee-310507.asp