The Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus (LDPB, , ) is a right-wing political party in Belarus. It was created in 1994 as the Belarusian successor of the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union.
Despite claiming to be a "constructive and democratic opposition" the party de facto supports the current president, Alexander Lukashenko (much like the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia with Vladimir Putin).European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity
In the legislative elections, 13–17 October 2004, the party won 1 out of 110 seats. Its candidate in the presidential election of 2006, Sergei Gaidukevich, won 3.5% of the vote.
Party leader Gaidukevich was a member of the House of Representatives from 2004 to 2008. He was later a member of the Council of the Republic from 2016 to 2019.
Ideology Despite the name, the party does not support liberalism or liberal democracy. Rather, according to Pippa Norris, the LDPB is dedicated to the restoration of the Soviet Union and Russian-Belarusian unionism. The party is opposed to NATO, the European Union and what it calls "international monopolies". It gathers its main support from ex-servicemen mainly from the time of the Soviet Union, from nostalgics of the Soviet Union, and those who favor closer ties or even union with Russia; it is especially strong in Minsk, Vitebsk and some other regional cities.
The LDPB has no democratic structure and was run by Sergei Gaidukevich from 1994 to 2019, when he was succeeded by his son Oleg Gaidukevich. Its main domestic ally was the Belarusian Patriotic Party until it was banned in 2023.
Election results Presidential elections ElectionCandidateFirst roundSecond roundResultVotes%Votes%19941,023,174748,329Lost 2001153,199Lost 2006230,664Lost 2010Withdrew from the elections2015201,945Lost 2020Withdrew from the elections, supported Alexander Lukashenko2025Oleg Gaidukevich119,272Lost
Legislative elections ElectionLeaderPerformanceRankGovernmentVotes%+/–Seats+/–1995Sergei GaidukevichNew22nd2000 1 5th2004122,605New 0 3rd200843,752 1.20 1 6th2012249,455 3.95 0 4th2016218,081 0.52 1 4th2019Oleg Gaidukevich280,683 1.12 0 4th2024 3 4th
See also Liberal Democratic Party of Transnistria Liberal Democratic Party of Russia Liberal Democratic Party of Ukraine Union of Russia and Belarus Political family
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External links
Old website