Labour Faction (1937)
Labour Faction Stronnictwo Pracy | |
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| First leader | Political Catholicism Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| Colours | Azure |
The Labour Faction (
Polish government in exile. Its founders and main activists were Wojciech Korfanty and Karol Popiel
.
The party continued its operations as part of the
Jan Jankowski
(1943–1945).
The party was taken over by pro-soviet faction in 1946, with the rise of the
Democratic Party (Stronnictwo Demokratyczne), an officially sanctioned party in communist Poland, also described as a "satellite" of the communist Polish United Workers' Party
(PZPR).
In 1989, after the
Christian Democratic Labour Party
.
The party should be distinguished from the
Labour Party (Partia Pracy) of the same period.[1]
Election results
Sejm
| Year | Popular vote | % of vote | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
1947
|
530,979 | 4.72 (#3) | 12 / 444
|
See also
References
- ^ Eva Plach The clash of moral nations: cultural politics in Piłsudski's Poland, 1926-1935 (9780821416952): - Footnote Page 205/206 2006 "Party of Work (Partia Pracy) (which had evolved from left-wing peasant party PSL-Liberation) to form the Union of Labour in Town and Village (Zjednoczenie Pracy Wsi i Miast) in June 1928. The Union of Labour in turn formed a core block within the BBWR .."
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