Agrarian Party (Belarus)

The Agrarian Party (Russian: Агра́рная па́ртия, translit. Agrarnaya partiya; Belarusian: Аграрная партыя, translit. Ahrarnaja partyja) is a left-wing agrarian political party in Belarus. It supports the government of president Alexander Lukashenko.^[1]

It was created in 1992 as the United Democratic Agrarian Party of Belarus (Аб'яднанная аграрна-дэмакратычная партыя Беларусі).^[2] In 1994, it changed its name into Agrarian Party. Leader of the party is Mikhail Shimansky.

At the legislative election in 1995, the party obtained 33 out of 198 seats. In 2000 and 2004 it only gained 5 and 3 seats in the House of Representatives, respectively. At the last parliamentary election in 2008, the party was reduced to one seat.

See also

• Agrarian Party of Russia
• Agrarian Party of Ukraine

References

Political parties in Belarus
Parties loyal to President Alexander Lukashenko	Communist Party (8) Patriotic Party (3) Republican Party of Labour and Justice (3) Liberal Democratic Party (1) Agrarian Party Belarusian Socialist Sporting Party Belaya Rus
United Democratic Forces	United Civic Party (1) Labour Party Left Party Social Democratic Party BPF Party
Belarusian Independence Bloc	Christian Democracy BPF Party YCSU Young Democrats Young Belarus Young Front
Other oppositional parties not involved in coalitions	Belarusian Social Democratic Assembly Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly) Belarusian Liberal Party of Freedom and Progress Belarusian Party "The Greens" Conservative Christian Party – BPF European Coalition Free Belarus Honar Social Democratic Party of Popular Accord Socialist Resistance
Former parties	Beer Lovers Party Belarusian Women's Party "Nadzieja" Civic Party Democratic Centrist Coalition People's Coalition 5 Plus Republic Young Belarus
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