7th All-Belarusian People's Assembly
2024 conference of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 7th All-Belarusian People's Assembly (Belarusian: VII Усебеларускі народны сход, romanized: VII Usiebielaruski narodny schod; Russian: VII Всебелорусское народное собрание, romanized: VII Vsebelorusskoye narodnoye sobraniye) was a convention of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly, including government officials, members of state-owned enterprises, and other individuals held from 24 to 25 April 2024 in the Palace of the Republic, Minsk. The first such conference since the 2022 Belarusian constitutional referendum that established it as the "highest representative organ of the people's government of [...] Belarus", media associated with the Belarusian opposition largely described it as a further consolidation of absolute power by President Alexander Lukashenko.
Native name | VII Усебеларускі народны сход |
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Date | 24–25 April 2024 (2024-04-24 – 2024-04-25) |
Venue | Palace of the Republic, Minsk |
Participants | 1,700 delegates, 200+ guests |
Outcome | Appointment of Alexander Lukashenko as Chairman of the Presidium of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly, appointment of a 13-member Presidium |