BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

15/05/2007

Belarusian Democrats Ready For Nationwide Congress

Some 600 delegates have been selected at regional conventions during the past several weeks for the Second Congress of Pro-Democratic Forces, Belapan reported on May 14. The congress is scheduled to take place in Minsk on May 26-27, but its organizers have so far failed to rent a venue. One of the key issues at the congress will be determining whether the Political Council of the United Democratic Forces, the coordinating body of the Belarusian opposition, will be headed by one person or by a number of rotating co-chairs. The principle of rotating leadership in the Belarusian democratic camp is opposed by former opposition presidential candidate Alyaksandr Milinkevich. Most delegates to the congress are reportedly in favor of having several leaders take turns running the Political Council. JM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2007/05/3-cee/cee-150507.asp