General Information on State Power in the Republic of Belarus and the National Legal System

State power in the Republic of Belarus is exercised on the basis of its division into:

  • legislative;
  • executive;
  • judicial.

State bodies are independent within the scope of their powers. They interact with each other, restrain and balance each other.

The sole source of state power in the Republic of Belarus is the people.

The people exercise their power both through representative and other state bodies, and directly in the forms and within the limits defined by the Constitution of the country.

The state, all its bodies and officials act within the limits of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus and the legislative acts adopted in accordance therewith. This affirms and implements the principle of the rule of law.

The highest value and goal of society and the state in the Republic of Belarus is the person, their rights, freedoms and guarantees of their realization.

The system of state power bodies of the country includes:

  • The President of the Republic of Belarus (Head of State);
  • The Parliament (the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus: the Council of the Republic and the House of Representatives);
  • The Government (the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus);
  • Courts;
  • The Prosecutor's Office;
  • The State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus;
  • Local government bodies.