United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus

The United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus () is a government-in-exile for Belarus formed on August 9, 2022.

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.

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".

Recognition

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

Members

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


 Portfolio  Name  Photo  Dates Head  Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya  frameless|upright=0.5|center  9 Aug 2022–present Deputy Head and Representative for the Transfer of Power  Pavel Latushko  frameless|upright=0.5|center  9 Aug 2022–present Deputy Head and Representative for Foreign Affairs  Valery Kavaleuski  frameless|upright=0.5|center  9 Aug 2022–26 June 2024 Vladzimir Astapenka (Deputy Representative for Foreign Affairs)   September 2022–present Representative for Law and Order  Aliaksandr Azarau  frameless|upright=0.5|center  9 Aug 2022–6 Aug 2023 Representative for Defence and National Security Valery Sakhashchyk  frameless|upright=0.5|center   9 Aug 2022–Aug 2024 Vadzim Kabanchuk  frameless|upright=0.5|center   4 Aug 2024–present Representative for Finance and Economy  Tatsiana ZaretskayaResigned.   9 Sep–2 Nov 2022 Representative for National Revival  Alina Koushyk  frameless|upright=0.5|center  16 Sep 2022–present Representative for Social Issues  Volha Harbunova  frameless|upright=0.5|center  26 December 2022–present Representative for Youth Policy  Marharyta Vorychava   4 Aug 2024–presentNotes:

Government reaction
On 30 August 2022, the KGB designated the Cabinet as an extremist group. A few months later, the Cabinet's Telegram channel was added to the list of extremist materials.Телеграм-канал Объединенного переходного кабинета признан экстремистскими материалами In July 2025, the United Transitional Cabinet was designated as a "terrorist organisation".

References

Category:Democracy movements
Category:Politics of Belarus