The Renewal Congress of Belarusian Christian Democracy (BChD) will take place on 24 October. The event marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the historic BChD party: on 24 October 1926, a congress of Belarusian Christian Democrats took place in Vilnius, at which the Belarusian Christian Democratic Union, established in 1917, became BChD.
The congress aims to unite the different strands of BChD and highlight the more than a century-long tradition of the Christian democratic movement, which has always upheld Christian values, democracy, national interests and the Belarusian national revival.
Participants will discuss a strategy for working in the current social and political conditions and elect a new BChD leadership.
The renewed Belarusian Christian Democracy seeks to unite Belarusian democratic forces and create an appealing alternative for Belarus.
Białystok, a key centre of the Belarusian diaspora in Poland, has been chosen as the venue for the congress. In keeping with European political tradition, party congresses are usually held outside capital cities. Białystok lies halfway between Vilnius and Warsaw, where the largest numbers of Belarusians abroad live.
Further information about the BChD congress on 24 October will be announced later.