[1] The coalition was formed in 2009 as an alternative to the United Democratic Forces of Belarus (UDF).
[2] The group intention is to choose a single candidate to defeat the incumbent Alexander Lukashenko, the president since 1994.
[3] There are 8 political parties in the Belarusian Independence Bloc of Belarus coalition, these are: New members are accepted in Belarusian Independence Bloc only if agreed by all existing members.
That was a reason European Coalition was not admitted to Belarusian Independence Bloc[4] At local elections in 2010 Belarusian Independence Bloc had over 500 candidates, significant campaigns were run by Aleś Łahviniec, Źmicier Babicki, Maksim Hubarevič, Taciana Kuǔšynava and a few others.
From all of them, just 3 candidates of Belarusian Christian Democracy have won elections in their districts.