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Agrarian Party of Belarus



The Agrarian Party of Belarus is a registered political party in the East European country. The party has the support of the agrarian community in the Republic of Belarus.

The Agrarian Party of Belarus is one of the parties that support the government of current President Alexander Lukashenko. The Belarus Agrarian Party claims to represent the commercial and other interests of both state farms and independent farmers. The Agrarian Party of Belarus is popularly known by its Cyrillic initials: APB. The present chairman of the Agrarian Party is Mikhail Shimansky. The party has repeatedly stated its aim to participate in any 'constructive' activities undertaken by the government of Belarus. Chairman Mikhail Shimansky has also repeatedly stressed the need for 'actively' supporting the government and its policies.



Opposition political parties have accused the Agrarian Party of Belarus or APB in fudging election results. They point out the fact that a maximum number of Agrarian Party votes have come from areas, where there were early voters queuing the poll booth. The Belarus Agrarian Party has refuted the allegations. It pointed out that more than 34% of the total rural electorate has voted for the party. A number of educationists have also voted for the party.