Thirty members of the National Council were elected by secret ballot at the Belarusian Christian Democracy Congress in Białystok on 24 October.
The vote-counting commission had to recount the votes twice to confirm the results.
In addition to the chairman and deputy chairpersons, members of the National Council include, for example, Doctor of Sciences, head of the Society of Belarusian Culture in Lithuania and editor Ales Adamkovich from Vilnius; economist Uladzimir Maltsau from Kraków; well-known singer-songwriter Siarhei Charniak from Poznań; entrepreneur Vital Maroka and lawyer Raman Dzmitruk from Białystok; Belarusian movement activist Zmitser Pimenau from Antwerp; journalist Alena Shabunia from Warsaw; veterinarian Aliaksei Tsiulkou from Gdańsk; and others.
The first meeting of the BChD National Council will take place this Thursday, 29 October. It is planned to elect the members of the BChD Executive Board and address the registration of BChD, upcoming campaigns and coordination of the activities of local branches, as well as the admission of new members to the party.
