Communists to transform into "party of workers" or "social development"

The Belarusian Party of Communists is expected to reform and change its name at the party's congress that will take place on May 23-24 in Minsk. According to Alena Skryhan, the secretary of the party's central committee, there are several variants of the party's new name that have been discussed by the opposition communists:

"There are several options which has such words like "labor", "party of workers", "party of labor", "social justice", "social development", "social progress".

Ужо ў чацвер адбудзецца пасяджэнне спецыяльнай камісіі па назве партыі, якая, верагодна, вызначыць некалькі асноўных варыянтаў.

This and other changes are expected "to near the possibilities of party organizations to today's conditions", Alena Skryhan said.