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Belarusian Women's Party "Nadzieja"

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Belarusian Women's Party "Nadzieja"
Беларуская партыя жанчын «Надзея»
Белорусская партия женщин «Надзея»
AbbreviationBWP "Nadzieja" (English)
BPŽ «Nadzieja» (Belarusian)
BPZh «Nadzeya» (Russian)
LeaderValiancina Palievikova (1994-2002)
Valiancina Matusievič (2002-2006)
Aliena Jaśkova (2006-2007)
Founded28 April 1994 (1994-04-28)
Banned11 October 2007 (2007-10-11)
HeadquartersMinsk, Belarus
Membership (2004)1,316
IdeologyWomen's rights
Social democracy
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationUnited Democratic Forces
International affiliationProgressive Alliance
Colours  Light blue

The Belarusian Women's Party "Nadzieja" (Belarusian: Беларуская партыя жанчын «Надзея», romanizedBiełaruskaja partyja žančyn "Nadzieja"; Russian: Белорусская партия женщин «Надзея», romanizedBelorusskaya partiya zhenshchin «Nadzeya») (Belarusian for "Hope") is a political party in Belarus which opposes the administration of president Alexander Lukashenko. In legislative elections held between 13–17 October 2004, the party did not secure any seats. It was created in 1994. Leader of the party is Alena Jaśkova.

On 11 October 2007, the Supreme Court of Belarus banned the Belarusian Women's Party "Nadzieja".[1]

References

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  1. ^ "A. Yaskova: Liquidation of "Nadzeya" will not put an end to our civil activities". www.belradio.fm. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2022.