Coordination Council

What Coordination Council does

The Coordination Council (Каардынацыйная Рада, legal name: Каардынацыйная Рада па арганізацыі працэсу пераадолення крызісу) is a representative political body of Belarusian democratic forces and civil society, established on August 19, 2020 at the initiative of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to stabilize the political situation and ensure a transition to democratic governance in Belarus. It functions as an elected parliament-in-exile, uniting independent civic activists, civil society organizations, professional unions, political parties, charitable foundations, and other non-profit organizations around the goal of establishing a democratic form of government grounded in human rights, rule of law, and the preservation of Belarusian sovereignty and independence. The Council operates from Minsk in its legal domicile but functions in exile, with delegates, factions, and secretariat distributed across Poland, Lithuania, Germany, and other European countries.

The Council is structured around 80 elected delegates distributed across 9 political factions plus 1 independent member, supported by 10 specialized commissions (Education and Science, Budget, National and Regional Security, Statute, Reforms and Transitional Period, Social Policy, Ethics, International, Legal, and Temporary Needs Assessment), and additional working groups. Factions range in size from 4 to 34 delegates and include groupings such as the Coalition of Latushka and Movement 'For Freedom', 'European Choice', 'Nastup', 'Volya' (now exited), 'Your Voice', and the Bloc of Belarusian Political Prisoners 'Belarusians of Action'. Elections are held every two years under a codified Election Regulation (adopted January 20, 2026) with gender quotas and a 3% threshold for electoral subjects; the IV convocation was formed in May 2026 following the III convocation elected in May 2024.

The Council's underlying technology is minimal and non-proprietary: a WordPress-based website (rada.vision) deployed in Belarusian, Russian, and English; a basic online voting system for internal elections; and standard social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Telegram, Viber, Odnoklassniki, and X. The organization generates no commercial revenue — there is no pricing model, no customers, and no disclosed funding rounds — and operates as a representative civic institution rather than a business. Its strategic value derives from institutional recognition by the European Parliament, the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE), the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, and the Polish Senate, combined with a formal Protocol of Interaction with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and the United Transitional Cabinet. Recent organizational turbulence — including the October 2025 departures of the 'Volya' faction, Aliaksandr Kabanau, Aliaksandr Knyrovich, and the activity suspension by Aliaksandr Klachko — signals internal strain despite continued external recognition.

Name

Coordination Council

Legal name

Каардынацыйная Рада па арганізацыі працэсу пераадолення крызісу

Website

https://rada.vision

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

The Coordination Council (Каардынацыйная Рада) is an elected representative body of Belarusian democratic forces and civil society, uniting activists, political parties, and NGOs across factions and commissions to advance democratic governance and represent Belarusians operating in exile.

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Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Civil Rights, Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations

Keywords

• Democratic governance
• Civil society representation
• Political transitional council
• Diaspora advocacy
• Legislative proposal development

Headquarters

HQ city

Minsk

HQ country

Belarus

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Go-to-market motion1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Coordination Council (Каардынацыйная Рада) is a representative body of Belarusian democratic forces and civil society organizations. It unites independent civic activists, civil society organizations, professional unions, political parties, charitable foundations, and other non-profit organizations to establish democratic governance in Belarus based on human rights and the rule of law. The Council operates through elected delegates, factions, specialized commissions, public hearings, transparent voting on resolutions, and engagement with international democratic institutions.

Product overview

Coordination Council (Каардынацыйная Рада) is a representative body of democratic forces and civil society organizations of Belarus, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of political organizational infrastructure including factions, commissions, working groups, documents (statutes, resolutions, statements), and election processes. No commercial products or technology services are offered.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• European ParliamentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025The European Parliament passed resolutions recognizing the Coordination Council as a key institution of Belarusian democratic forces. The Council is included in EP resolutions and maintains ongoing dialogue through official delegations.
• Council of Europe (PACE and Congress of Local and Regional Authorities)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025The Council has official delegations working with the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). This represents formal international recognition of the organization.
• Polish Senate and Parliament (Sejm)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025The Polish Senate passed a statement recognizing the Coordination Council as a parliament in exile. Ongoing cooperation includes meetings with parliamentary group 'For Free Belarus' led by Grzegorz Schetyna, discussing national dialogue format and support for political prisoners.
• United Transitional Cabinet of BelaruscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025The Coordination Council maintains formal Protocol of Interaction with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya as National Leader, the United Transitional Cabinet, and the Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. Joint hearings and coordination on policy development.
• German Federal Foreign OfficeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Michael Nowak, Director of the Belarus and Russia Department at Germany's Federal Foreign Office, participates in international forums alongside Coordination Council representatives, discussing Belarus's European perspective.
• European Parliament and Ukrainian ParliamentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Michał Kobacka, Vice-Chair of the Delegation for Relations with Belarus (European Parliament), and Vadym Halaychuk, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on European Integration (Ukraine), participate in joint forums with Coordination Council.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Democratic Institute (NDI): US-based nonpartisan democracy-support organization that partners with political and civic actors worldwide. Comparable to the Council in fostering inclusive political processes and democratic institution-building, operating at a global scale rather than Belarus-specific.
• National Endowment for Democracy (NED): US federally funded foundation that supports democratic movements and civil society worldwide. Functions as a broader incumbent analogue: a transnational institution supporting democratic-transition infrastructure of the kind the Coordination Council provides for Belarus specifically.
• Freedom House: Established US-based democracy and human-rights organization that monitors and advocates for democratic governance globally. Comparable to the Council in mission and international-advocacy function, but operating as a broad, multi-country incumbent rather than a single-country body.
• International Republican Institute (IRI): US-based democracy-assistance organization that works with political parties, civic groups, and legislatures globally. Comparable in function to the Council's faction-based political organizing and legislative-framework development, but at a global rather than single-country scale.

Direct peers

• Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic (BNR Rada): Historic Belarusian parliament-in-exile that has continued to operate in diaspora since 1918. It is the most direct conceptual peer to the Coordination Council, sharing the parliament-in-exile structure, democratic-representation mission, and Belarus-focused legitimacy claim.
• Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: The political office of the Belarusian opposition leader under whom the Council was convened in 2020. Operates alongside the Council as a complementary representative body of the Belarusian democratic movement in exile.
• United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus: The executive transitional body linked to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, with which the Coordination Council maintains a formal Protocol of Interaction. It is the closest functional peer — a parallel transitional-democracy institution for Belarus — making the two effectively co-governing exile bodies.

Emerging players

• BYPOL Foundation: Belarusian anti-corruption and security-sector initiative founded by former law-enforcement officers. Comparable as a Belarus-focused diaspora civic initiative that combines operational capacity with democratic-transition objectives.
• Human Rights Center "Viasna": Award-winning Belarusian human-rights organization focused on political prisoners and civic rights. Overlaps with the Council's mandate around political-prisoner advocacy and democratic governance, making it a thematic peer within Belarusian civil society.
• Belarusian Helsinki Committee: Leading Belarusian human-rights civic organization that has long operated under regime pressure. Comparable to the Coordination Council as a non-governmental Belarusian civil-society institution engaged in advocacy and international legitimacy-building.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rada_vision
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCk_eAy3XuzgLDUJj0X0B2xQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/belrada.vision
• Instagraminstagram.com/rada.vision
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coordination-council

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Profiles4 records

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