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13-617: Famous party members are former Prime Minister Michaił Čyhir , the mysteriously disappeared politicians Jury Zacharanka and Viktar Hančar , and Hienadź Karpienka , who died prematurely. The party was established in 1995 as a result of a merger of two like-minded parties, the United Democratic Party (formed in 1990) and the Civil Party (formed in 1994). The party's chairman is Mikałaj Kazłoŭ ; deputy chairmen are Alaksandar Dabravolski and Jarasłaŭ Ramančuk . At

26-555: A two-year probationary period. Following the trial, he stated his intention to run for election to the House of Representatives of Belarus . Kapyl District Kapyl District or Kapyĺ District ( Belarusian : Капыльскі раён ; Russian : Копыльский район ) is a district ( raion ) of Minsk Region in Belarus . Its administrative center is Kapyl . As of 2024, it has a population of 26,533. This Belarus location article

39-602: The 2008 elections , the party ran on its own, finishing in third place with 2.33 percent of the official vote and no seats gained. As with most of the opposition parties, the UCP boycotted the 2012 election , urging its supporters to abstain from voting as to not give credence to the process. For the 2016 elections , the party formed an alliance with the BPF Party , the Belarusian Christian Democracy ,

52-599: The 2019 Belarusian parliamentary election , and with the loss of the other pro-opposition independent, left it and the opposition without any representation within the House of Representatives once again. On 15 August 2023, the United Civic Party was banned by the Supreme Court of Belarus. UCP has an organisation for women and a youth organisation in its structure. In 1995-2000, the youth organisation of

65-731: The Social Democratic Party (Assembly) , the 'Za svabodu' movement, the Green Party , the BLPFP , the Trade Union of Electric Industry and independent candidates. Party candidate Hanna Kanapackaja won a seat in the 97th electoral district in the Kastryčnickaja district of Minsk, making her and one other independent candidate the first opposition MPs represented in parliament since 2004. The party didn't win any seats in

78-508: The legislative elections , 13–17 October 2004, the party was part of the People's Coalition 5 Plus , which did not secure any seats. According to the OSCE /ODIHR Election Observation Mission, these elections fell significantly short of OSCE commitments. Universal principles and constitutionally guaranteed rights of expression, association and assembly were seriously challenged, calling into question

91-469: The Belarusian authorities’ willingness to respect the concept of political competition on a basis of equal treatment. According to this mission principles of an inclusive democratic process, whereby citizens have the right to seek political office without discrimination, candidates to present their views without obstruction, and voters to learn about them and discuss them freely, were largely ignored. In

104-476: The UCP was "Civil Forum", which left UCP during parliamentary elections of 2000 , when the UCP boycotted it against the wishes of Civil Forum. Uładzimier Navasiad, chairman of Civil Forum, ran and won a seat in Parliament. In 2000, the youth organisation was "UCP Youth", created to replace Civil Forum, but was rather an artificial structure in the party. From later that year until 2009, YCSU Young Democrats

117-407: The country. The following year he became a signatory of Charter 97 . In 1999, he announced he would run for President of Belarus in order to unseat Lukashenko. On 30 March 1999, Chigir was arrested by the Belarusian government. It was alleged that he embezzled large sums of money involving loans while in charge of Belagroprombank. Chigir argued that the loans were not due to be repaid until after he

130-592: The second Prime Minister of Belarus from 21 July 1994 to 18 November 1996. Chigir was born in Usovo (Belarusian: Vusava) on 24 May 1948. Chigir was appointed as Prime Minister in July 1994, on the day following the inauguration of Alexander Lukashenko as president. Prior to this, he served as head of Belagroprombank, a bank specializing in agricultural pursuits. In 1996, Chigir resigned as prime minister in protest of Lukashenko's efforts to gain unlimited authority over

143-657: The world and his release was demanded by the US State Department , the European Union and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe . Additionally, Amnesty International demanded his release and deemed him a prisoner of conscience . The International League for Human Rights also protested his arrest. Chigir ultimately avoided jail time, receiving a three-year suspended sentence with

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156-516: Was no longer with the bank, thus the money did not involve him. Prior to Chigir's arrest, several other officials who had been attempting to organize a campaign against Lukashenko were continuously repressed by the government, including Viktar Hanchar , who was arrested and later disappeared and eventually presumed murdered, allegedly under the order of someone close to the President. Chigir's arrest received negative reactions from governments around

169-484: Was officially a youth wing of UCP, but in February 2009 at the congress of YCSU Young Democrats, a decision to stop cooperating with the party was taken. Some members did not support the decision to restrain cooperation with United Civic Party and left, staying as UCP Youth. Mikhail Chigir Mikhail Nikolayevich Chigir or Michaił Mikalajevič Čyhir (born 24 May 1948) is a Belarusian politician who served as

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