United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus

United Transitional Cabinet
of Belarus
Аб’яднаны Пераходны Кабінет Беларусі
Abjadnany Pierachodny Kabiniet Bielarusi

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EstablishedAugust 9, 2022
StateBelarus
LeaderHead (Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya)
Appointed byCoordination Council
Responsible toCoordination Council
HeadquartersVilnius, Lithuania (in exile)

The United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus (Belarusian: Аб’яднаны пераходны кабінет Беларусі, romanized: Abjadnany pierachodny kabiniet Biełarusi) is a government-in-exile for Belarus formed on August 9, 2022.[1][2]

Creation

Following the disputed 2020 Belarusian presidential election, opposition forces, led by presidential candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya formed the Coordination Council to fight for a transition to democracy in the country. Tsikhanouskaya and other members of the council were forced to leave Belarus or were placed under arrest during the protests that broke out following the election.[3][4]

The United Transitional Cabinet was formed on August 9, 2022 during a two-day conference in Vilnius after members of the Belarusian opposition requested Tsikhanouskaya to form "a united interim government".[2][5]

Recognition

The European Parliament passed a resolution welcoming the formation of the United Transitional Cabinet on November 24, 2022,[6][7] on top of the European Union's non-recognition of Lukashenko's so-called victory in the 2020 presidential election,[8] which was neither free nor fair,[8] and widely considered fake.[8]

Members

Membership of the Cabinet is for a term of six months.[5] The former and current members of the transitional cabinet are as follows:[9][1]

Portfolio Name Photo Dates
Head[10] Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya 9 Aug 2022–present
Deputy Head and Representative for the Transfer of Power Pavel Latushko 9 Aug 2022–present[1]
Deputy Head and Representative for Foreign Affairs Valery Kavaleuski 9 Aug 2022[1]–26 June 2024[11]
Vladzimir Astapenka (Deputy Representative for Foreign Affairs) September 2022–present[12]
Representative for Law and Order Aliaksandr Azarau 9 Aug 2022[1]–6 Aug 2023[13]
Representative for Defence and National Security Valery Sakhashchyk 9 Aug 2022[1]–Aug 2024[14]
Vadzim Kabanchuk 4 Aug 2024–present[14]
Representative for Finance and Economy Tatsiana Zaretskaya[n 1] 9 Sep–2 Nov 2022[15][16]
Representative for National Revival Alina Koushyk 16 Sep 2022–present[17]
Representative for Social Issues Volha Harbunova 26 December 2022–present[18]
Representative for Youth Policy Marharyta Vorychava 4 Aug 2024–present[14]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Resigned.

Government reaction

On 30 August 2022, the KGB designated the Cabinet as an extremist group.[19] A few months later, the Cabinet's Telegram channel was added to the list of extremist materials.[20] In July 2025, the United Transitional Cabinet was designated as a "terrorist organisation".[21]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya announced the United Transitional Cabinet and named its first members". Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. 9 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-10-19. In my absence, Pavel Latushka and Valery Kavaleuski will be my deputies.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "On Second Anniversary Of Disputed Belarusian Presidential Poll, Tsikhanouskaya Names 'Interim Cabinet'". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2022-08-09. Archived from the original on 2022-10-29. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  3. ↑ "В организованном Тихановской координационном совете по передаче власти назвали дату первой встречи". канал Дождь. 17 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ex-Belarusian presidential candidate Tikhanovskaya's HQ starts forming coordination council to ensure transition of power". Interfax-Ukraine. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sieradzka, Monika (2022-10-08). "Belarus opposition leader says her people 'are ready to fight for our country'". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  6. ↑ "European Parliament: Belarus should be recognized as occupied territory | People's Embassies of Belarus". Archived from the original on 2023-12-01. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  7. ↑ "Texts adopted - the continuing repression of the democratic opposition and civil society in Belarus - Thursday, 24 November 2022".
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Hurst, Luke (August 11, 2020). "EU foreign minister: Belarus elections were 'neither free nor fair'". euronews.
  9. ↑ "На канфэрэнцыі ў Вільні Ціханоўская назвала склад пераходнага Кабінэту" [Tsikhanouskaya announced the composition of the Transitional Cabinet at a conference in Vilnius]. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on 2022-11-13.
  10. ↑ "One hundred days of the United Transitional Cabinet". Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Валерий Ковалевский ушел в отставку с поста заместителя руководителя и представителя по иностранным делам в ОПК". Zerkalo.io. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Vladimir Astapenko". 1st European Political Community Summit. 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  13. ↑ Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (6 August 2023), 'Only one thing can stop me: if I don't feel support from Belarusians.' Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's closing remarks at New Belarus Conference 2023, Wikidata Q123508477, archived from the original on 22 November 2023
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (3 August 2024), Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya announced new members of United Transitional Cabinet, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Wikidata Q130339198, archived from the original on 21 September 2024
  15. ↑ "Tatsiana Zaretskaya assigned as the United Transitional Cabinet Representative for Finance and Economy". Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. 2022-09-09. Archived from the original on 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  16. ↑ "Не выдержала давления. Татьяна Зарецкая объявила об уходе из Объединенного переходного кабинета" [She couldn't stand the pressure. Tatsiana Zaretskaya announced her resignation from the United Transitional Cabinet]. Belsat. 2022-11-02. Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  17. ↑ "Alina Koushyk assigned as the United Transitional Cabinet Representative for National Revival". Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. 2022-09-09. Archived from the original on 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  18. ↑ "Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya appointed Volha Harbunova as the United Transitional Cabinet Representative for Social Issues". Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. 2022-12-26. Archived from the original on 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  19. ↑ "В Беларуси признали "экстремистским формированием" созданный Светланой Тихановской Объединенный переходный кабинет". Current Time TV (in Russian). 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  20. ↑ Телеграм-канал Объединенного переходного кабинета признан экстремистскими материалами
  21. ↑ Kateryna Hodunova. "Lukashenko regime designates exiled Belarusian opposition body as 'terrorist organization'".
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