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Sovereign Poland (Polish: Suwerenna Polska, SP), also known as United Poland[6][7][8][9] (Polish: Solidarna Polska; alternatively translated to Solidarity Poland),[10][11] until 2023, is a Catholic-nationalist political party in Poland led by Zbigniew Ziobro. It was founded in 2012, as the Catholic-nationalist split from the Law and Justice, with whom they later formed the United Right alliance in 2014.
Ideology
The party has been described as national-conservative,[12] nationalist,[2] and Catholic-nationalist.[6][13][14] It is also staunchly socially conservative.[3][5][4] It is opposed to abortion and euthanasia, and supports extending maternity leave to nine months.[15] It is eurosceptic,[7][16] Anti-LGBT[17] and its staunch opposition to same-sex marriage was cited as a main reason it left the ECR group in the European Parliament in 2012.[18] It has also been described as right-wing populist mainly due to their opposition to immigration.[19] It has been described as right-wing[20][21][22] and far-right.[23][24][25][26]
In its 2013 program, United Poland called for the government intervention in the economy, especially tax policy.[27] The party has called for a 'fat cat' tax on big companies, including supermarkets, and backs higher taxes on those who earn over 10,000 złotych (€2,400) a month.[15]
In 2022, United Poland called for tougher blasphemy laws in Poland, such as three-year jail terms for insulting church or interrupting Mass. [28]
History
After Ziobro and fellow MEPs Tadeusz Cymański and Jacek Kurski were ejected from PiS for disloyalty on 4 November 2011,[15] Ziobro's supporters within PiS formed a new group in the Sejm.[29] Despite claims that the new group was not attempting to form a new party, the MPs were expelled from Law and Justice.[30] The party was founded in 2012 by Law and Justice (PiS) MEP Zbigniew Ziobro, who led the party's conservative Catholic-nationalist faction.[31]
In 2012, their MEPs left the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) to join the Europe of Freedom and Democracy (EFD) group in opposition to the ECR's more liberal stance on gay marriage, its support for the EU's climate change policy, and its advocacy of cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy.[18]
The party was officially launched on 24 March 2012. At the time, opinion polls put the party just around 2%.[15] In a 2020 poll, it found that if the party ran independent from the United Right it would gain 5.4% votes.[32]
Representatives
Members of the Sejm
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Member of the Senate
- Mieczysław Golba (Senate Constituency no. 58)
Members of the European Parliament
- Patryk Jaki (Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie)
- Beata Kempa (Lower Silesian and Opole)
Election results
Sejm
Leader: Zbigniew Ziobro Vice-Leaders: Beata Kempa Michał Woś Michał Wójcik Secretary: Piotr Cieplucha Chairman of the General Council: Edward Siarka
Election year | Leader | # of votes | % of vote | # of overall seats won | +/– | Government |
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2015 | Zbigniew Ziobro | 5,711,687 [a] | 37.6 [b] (#1) | 8 / 460 | PiS | |
As part of the United Right coalition, which won 235 seats in total.[33] | ||||||
2019 | 8,051,935 [c] | 43.6 [d] (#1) | 10 / 460 | ![]() | PiS | |
As part of the United Right coalition, which won 235 seats in total. | ||||||
2023 | 7,640,854 [e] | 35.4 [f] (#1) | 18 / 460 | ![]() | KO–PL2050–KP–NL | |
As part of the United Right coalition, which won 194 seats in total. |
Senate
Election year | # of overall seats won | +/– | ||
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2015 | 2 / 100 | |||
As part of the United Right coalition, which won 61 seats in total. | ||||
2019 | 2 / 100 | ![]() | ||
As part of the United Right coalition, which won 48 seats in total. | ||||
2023 | 1 / 100 | ![]() | ||
As part of the United Right coalition, which won 34 seats in total. |
Presidential
Election year | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | ||
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# of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | ||
2015 | Supported Andrzej Duda | 5,179,092 | 34.8 (#1) | 8,719,281 | 51.5 (#1) |
2020 | Supported Andrzej Duda | 8,450,513 | 43.50 (#1) | 10,440,648 | 51.03% (#1) |
European Parliament
Election year | # of votes | % of vote | # of overall seats won | +/– |
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2014 | 281,079 | 3.98 (#6) | 0 / 51 | |
2019 | 6,192,780 [g] | 45.38 (#1) [h] | 1 / 52 | ![]() |
As part of the United Right coalition, which won 27 seats in total. | ||||
2024 | 4,253,169 [i] | 36.16 (#2) [j] | 2 / 52 | ![]() |
As part of the United Right coalition, which won 27 seats in total. |
Notes
References
- ^ "Ataki na kościoły. Solidarna Polska apeluje o poparcie ustawy "w obronie chrześcijan"". Do Rzeczy (in Polish). 7 March 2023. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ a b Pankowski, Rafal (2012). "Right-Wing Extremism in Poland" (PDF). Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
Solidarity Poland (Solidarna Polska, SP) absorbed a big portion of the radical nationalist ideology
- ^ a b Napieralski, Bartosz (2017). Political Catholicism and Euroscepticism. Routledge.
Both splinter parties remained socially conservative
- ^ a b "Polish doctors torn over mental health as grounds to bypass near-total abortion ban". Reuters. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Poland's fragmented opposition lets the governing party run wild". The Economist. 29 April 2021. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b Nelsen, Brent F.; Guth, James L. (2015). Religion and the Struggle for European Union: Confessional Culture and the Limits of Integration. Georgetown University Press.
- ^ a b Stoyanov, Dragomir (2017). Julie Hassing Nielsen; Mark N. Franklin (eds.). Central and East European Euroscepticism in 2014: Domestic Politics Matter!. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 114.
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- ^ Daniel, William T. (2015). Career Behaviour and the European Parliament: All Roads Lead Through Brussels?. Oxford University Press. p. 149.
- ^ Jaskiernia, Jerzy (2016). Donatella M. Viola (ed.). Poland. Routledge.
- ^ Stępińska, Agnieszka (2017). Ruxandra Boicu; et al. (eds.). Political Advertising During the 2014 Polish EU Parliamentary Election Campaign. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 14, 18–21.
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- ^ Tidey, Alice (19 August 2020). "Poland to give money to "LGBT free" towns denied EU funding". euronews. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Burdeau, Cain (12 August 2021). "Media, Holocaust laws in Poland draw US condemnation". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "New Polish conservative party launched". TheNews.pl. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "Polish president says changes needed to judges' disciplinary system". Reuters. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Tęczowe opaski na "Sylwestrze Marzeń" dzielą PiS i Solidarną Polskę. Co z 2 mld zł z budżetu państwa dla TVP?". www.wirtualnemedia.pl (in Polish). 3 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ a b Brand, Constant (2 January 2012). "Polish MEPs leave ECR group". European Voice. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ Zagorski, Piotr; Santana, Andres (25 August 2018). Explaining Support for Right-Wing Populist Parties in Central and Eastern Europe. ECPR General Conference. Hamburg. p. 26.
- ^ Freedom in the World 2015. Rowman & Littlefield. 2015. p. 544.
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ignored (help) - ^ "The rise of the far-right in Poland: No more Eurovision, vegetarians or cyclists". International Business Times. 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Polish political crisis over EU pandemic recovery fund". POLITICO. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Nigel Farage heads for row over Ukip's anti-gay allies". The Guardian. 15 December 2012.
- ^ Mendel-Nykorowycz, Andrzej (8 January 2021). "Why Poland threatened to veto the EU recovery fund – European Council on Foreign Relations". ECFR. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Why Poland's "win" on the EU climate budget rings hollow". New Statesman. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Money for Nothing? PiS Appears Ready to Call EU's Bluff Over Recovery Funds Standoff [EXCLUSIVE]". gazetapl. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "SolROOF - Zintegrowany Dach Fotowoltaiczny Solarny - SteelProfil - Najtańsze Płyty Warstwowe, Blachy Trapezowe, Płyty PIR i XPS". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
- ^ "Polish coalition party proposes three-year jail terms for insulting church or interrupting mass". 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Conservative MPs form 'Poland United' breakaway group after dismissals". TheNews.pl. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "MPs axed by Law and Justice opposition". TheNews.pl. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "Party members 'furious' following conservative defeat". TheNews.pl. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "Ziobro's party would win seats if elections were held - daily".
- ^ Prawapolityka.pl Energetyka, samorządy, demografia – WYWIAD z dr Janem Klawiterem http://prawapolityka.pl/2015/11/energetyka-samorzady-demografia-wywiad-z-dr-janem-klawiterem/
External links
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- (in Polish) United Poland official website
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