Sergei Syrankov

{{short description|Belarusian politician (born 1983)}}

{{use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}

{{Family name hatnote|Alexandrovich|Syrankov|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Sergei Syrankov

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| office = First Secretary of the Communist Party

| term_start = 25 May 2024

| term_end =

| predecessor = Aliaksiej Sokal

| successor =

| office1 = Member of the House of Representatives

| term_start1 = 17 November 2019

| term_end1 = 21 March 2024

| constituency1 = Bykhovsky

| party = Communist Party of Belarus

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|14 August 1983|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Krasnapollye, Mogilev region, Belarussian SSR

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Sergei Alexandrovich Syrankov ({{langx|ru|Сергей Александрович Сыранков}}; born 14 August 1983) is a Belarusian politician serving as first secretary of the Communist Party since 2024.{{cite web|url=https://nashaniva.com/ru/343537|title=Белорусские коммунисты избрали себе нового вождя|work=Nasha Niva|date=25 May 2024|language=ru}} He previously served as second secretary and as group leader of the party in the House of Representatives.{{cite web|url=https://belta.by/society/view/pervym-sekretarem-tsk-kommunisticheskoj-partii-belarusi-izbran-sergej-syrankov-636780-2024/|title=Первым секретарем ЦК Коммунистической партии Беларуси избран Сергей Сыранков|publisher=Belarusian Telegraph Agency|date=25 May 2024|language=ru}} He was a candidate for president of Belarus in the 2025 presidential election,{{cite web|url=https://eng.belta.by/society/view/cec-registers-five-presidential-candidates-in-belarus-164157-2024/|title=CEC registers five presidential candidates in Belarus|publisher=Belarusian Telegraph Agency|date=23 December 2024}} during which he publicly supported his opponent, incumbent president Alexander Lukashenko.{{Cite web |date=25 January 2025 |title=Belarus election: 'There is no alternative to Lukashenko' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9x0mjzl4mo |access-date=25 January 2025 |website=BBC |language=en}}