Party of Freedom and Progress

On April 18, 2009, the 4th constituent congress of the Party of Freedom and Progress (PSP) was held in Mogilev. 73 delegates from all regions of Belarus decided to create a party, approve the charter and recognize the founders of the PSP as its members. Vladimir Vladimirovich Novosyad was elected Chairman of the PSP. The following chairmen were elected: Alexander Silkov (First Deputy), Sergey Kazlovsky, Mikhail Bruslyakov and Alexander Melnikov. The Political Council of the Party - the governing body of the party ^[7] .

Vladimir Novosyad was a deputy of the House of Representatives of the second convocation (2000-2004). In November 1996, not a single deputy from the Civil Action faction, except Vladimir Novosyad, went to the House of Representatives created by Lukashenko. The politician opposes the use of force and the participation of Belarus in military blocs and alliances.

The purpose of the party is to promote in the public mind the values ​​of democracy and liberalism , the development of democratic and liberal reforms.

The party advocates a phased, balanced integration into single European structures with the unconditional priority of good relations and cooperation with all neighbors. Taking the path of European integration , the party attaches great importance to the development of friendly good-neighborly relations with Russia and Ukraine.

The party hopes to create a simple and understandable taxation system for private entrepreneurship and self-employment, so that the Person has the simple opportunity to honestly earn what he does best by simply paying a percentage of his income.

The party calls to repeal the so-called "Law on parasites" and declare an "economic amnesty" - to give citizens the opportunity to declare previously received income without any consequences. And after that, declare a moratorium on the introduction of new taxes and fees, as well as an increase in established rates.

The party carries out the information-mobilization campaign “The Way of Freedom and Progress”.

According to political analyst Alexander Logvints, “the creators of the party are acting on the future. They work for a time when there will be real party life in Belarus, and parties will be represented in parliament and will be able to nominate their candidates ” ^[6] . Since the inception of the idea to create a PSP by Vladimir Novosyad, regional leaders have been conducting systematic work on party building and the active inclusion of the future party in socio-political life in Belarus:

Since 2003, the initiators of the PSP have become members of the European Coalition. In 2005, the PSP organizing committee became the founder of the United Democratic Forces; at the 2005 Congress, it supported A. Milinkevich’s candidacy as a single presidential candidate from the democratic opposition. The Committee took part in the Congress of Democratic Forces 2007 and created its own faction at the Congress of 28 representatives.

By 2009, the PSP organizing committee actually formed a political calendar for the future registered Belarusian party. Among the annual events: the celebration of the anniversary of Belarusian statehood on March 25 (in Mogilev - laying flowers at the building of the regional historical museum, where the BPR, information companies were recognized), on April 26, the founders of the PSP annually carry out environmentally-oriented events dedicated to the anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster; annual subbotniks at the burial places of iconic figures for Belarusian history (in particular, on April 2 - a subbotnik at the grave of Tsishka Gartny, the first leader of the BSSR).

Liberal circles and seminars within the framework of party education are of a permanent nature, measures are being taken to create an effective system of local self-government in Belarus. If necessary, the PSP conducts separate campaigns on topical issues of protecting human rights and property (protecting owners of satellite dish antennas illegally dismantled by housing and communal services, contacting government agencies and collecting signatures), housing and communal issues.

The members of the organizing committee actively participated in the election campaigns in Belarus ^[8] : local, parliamentary, and presidential elections - they nominated their own candidates, participated in the work of initiative groups and election headquarters, collected signatures for nomination, and monitored the conduct of elections.

Since 2007, the PSP organizing committee began the process of integration into European political structures, in particular ELDR ^[7] . On November 29, 2013, the organizing committee of the Party of Freedom and Progress accepted into the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe - ALDE. This happened at the ALDE Congress, which was held in London.

At the Elections to the Local Councils of Deputies of the Republic of Belarus (2018), the PSP supported the nomination of 15 of its supporters in the struggle for votes in the district, city and regional Councils of Deputies.

• Liberal democracy
• Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (party)
• freedom of speech
• Market economy

• Website of the organizing committee for the creation of the Party of Freedom and Progress (PSP)
• Draft Charter of the Party of Freedom and Progress (PSP)
• Project of the Manifesto of the Party of Freedom and Progress (PSP)
• Program of the Party of Freedom and Progress (PSP)