Security Council of Belarus

CIS Member State Parliamentary elections The Security Council of Belarus (Belarusian: Савет бяспекі Рэспублікі Беларусь, Russian: Совет безопасности Республики Беларусь) is an interdepartmental body with a mandate to ensure the security of the Republic of Belarus.

It considers internal and external affairs of the state with regard to the interest of maintaining security and defense.

1249, which established a 14 member Security Council, which included the then Commander of the Belarusian Military District.

In accordance with the 1994 Belarusian Constitution, the chairman of the council was the President of Belarus, in their position as head of state and Commander-in-chief.

[2][3] The Security Council's powers include:[4] In April 2021, President Lukashenko announced intentions to amend existing statutes for the emergency transfer of presidential power, making the Security Council the collective head of state should the President be killed.