Polish Socialist Party

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The Polish Socialist Party (Polish: Polska Partia Socjalistyczna, PPS) is a socialist political party in Poland.

It was one of the most important parties in Poland from its inception in 1892 until its merger with the communist Polish Workers' Party to form the Polish United Workers' Party in 1948. Józef Piłsudski, founder of the Second Polish Republic, belonged to and later led the PPS in the early 20th century.

The party was re-established in 1987, near the end of the Polish People's Republic. However, it remained in the margins of Polish politics until 2019, when it was able to win a seat in the Senate of Poland.

History

The PPS was founded in

eight-hour workday, minimum wage, equal wages for men and women, ban on child labour (till age 14), free education, and social support in case of injury in the workplace.[2]

After the

Central Council of Ukraine and the Government of Ukraine
.

During the

Bereza Kartuska prison
.

The party was a member of the Labour and Socialist International between 1923 and 1940.[4]

The party supported the

Polish Peasant Party and form a united front against the Communists. Another faction, led by Józef Cyrankiewicz, argued that the Socialists should support the Communists in carrying through a socialist program while opposing the imposition of one-party rule. Pre-war political hostilities continued to influence events, and Stanisław Mikołajczyk
, leader of the Peasant Party, would not agree to form a united front with the Socialists. The Communists played on these divisions by dismissing Osóbka-Morawski and making Cyrankiewicz the Prime Minister.

In 1948, Cyrankiewicz's faction of

People's Republic of Poland; remnants of the other faction survived on emigration in the Polish government-in-exile
and because of that Polish Socialist Party was still active on emigration. Cyrankiewicz's faction isn't really treated as proper PPS.

Refoundation and present

A new party with the same name, which seeks to carry on the tradition of the original PPS, was established by left-wing opposition figures such as Jan Józef Lipski in 1987. However, the new PPS remains a marginal group within the political landscape of the Third Republic, having representation in the Sejm only between 1993 and 2001. However, in the 2019 Polish parliamentary election the PPS saw its leader Wojciech Konieczny elected to the Senate of Poland under the banner of The Left.[5] Other members of the Sejm and the Senate later joined the PPS, which currently has two deputies and two senators.

Its main propaganda outlet was the Robotnik ('The Worker') newspaper. The current party published the Nowy Robotnik ("The New Worker"), a continuation of the original publication, from 2003 to 2006.

On 16 November 2020, the party founded its first foreign branch in the United Kingdom, in the city of Coventry,[6] home to a British Polish population founded by Polish Army Exiles.[7]

On the 25 June 2022, factions of the party formed an alliance with Social Democracy of Poland, Freedom and Equality, Labour Union and Polish Left to compete in the next Polish parliamentary election. The alliance also included the Feminist Initiative, the Democratic Left Association (SLD), and the Working People's Movement.[8] In February 2023, after an internal conflict,[9] PPS, together with the Labour Union, re-joined The Left.[10]


Ideology

It historically advocated for a mix of socialism and nationalism,[11][12] and was considered to be on the left-wing on the political spectrum.[13][14] They opposed Bolshevism, and more favored Mensheviks.[15] Recently the party has self-declared itself as a democratic socialist force, and was described as a leftist party with a strong emphasis on democracy by their parliamentary leader Wojciech Konieczny.[16]

Election results

Sejm

Year Popular vote % of vote Seats +/– Government
1919
 515,062 9.2 (#4)
35 / 394
 New Coalition (1919)
Opposition (1919-1920)
Coalition (1920-1921)
Opposition (1921-1922)
1922
 906,537 10.3 (#5)
41 / 444
 Increase 6 Opposition (1922-1925)
Coalition (1925-1926)
Opposition (1926)
Coalition (1926-1928)
1928
 1,482,097 13.0 (#2)
64 / 444
 Increase 23 Opposition
1930
 1,965,864 17.3 (#2)
23 / 444
 Decrease 41 Opposition
As part of the Centrolew coalition, which won 79 seats in total.
1935
 Boycotted
0 / 206
 Decrease 23 Extra-parliamentary
1938
 Boycotted
0 / 208
 Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
1947
 9,003,682 26.13 (#1)
116 / 444
 Increase 116 Coalition
As part of the
Democratic Bloc coalition, which won 394 seats in total.[note 1]
1991 230,975 2.1 (#13)
0 / 460
 Decrease 116 Extra-parliamentary
As part of the Labour Solidarity coalition, which won 4 seats in total.
1993 2,815,169 20.4 (#1)
4 / 460
 Increase 4 Coalition
As part of the Democratic Left Alliance coalition, which won 171 seats in total.
1997 3,551,224 27.1 (#2)
3 / 460
 Decrease 1 Opposition
As part of the Democratic Left Alliance coalition, which won 164 seats in total.
2001 13,459 0.1 (#11)
0 / 460
 Decrease 3 Extra-parliamentary
2005 91,266 0.8 (#11)
0 / 460
 Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
As part of the
Polish Labour Party
committee, which won no seats.
2007 160,476 1.0 (#7)
0 / 460
 Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
As part of the
Polish Labour Party
committee, which won no seats.
2015 1,147,102 7.6 (#5)
0 / 460
 Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
As part of the United Left coalition, which won no seats.
2019 2,319,946 12.6 (#3)
0 / 460
 Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
As part of The Left coalition, which won 49 seats in total.
2023 1,859,018 8.6 (#4)
0 / 460
 Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
As part of The Left coalition, which won 26 seats in total.

Senate

Year Popular vote % of vote Seats Seat change
1922
 468,147 8.4 (#5)
7 / 111
 n/a
1928
 715,556 11.2 (#3)
10 / 111
 Increase 3
1930
 As part of Centrolew coalition, which won 13 seats in total.
1935
 Boycotted
1938
 Boycotted
1993 4,993,061 35.7 (#1)
1 / 100
 Increase 1
As part of the Democratic Left Alliance coalition, which won 37 seats in total.
1997 6,091,721 45.7 (#2)
3 / 100
 Increase 2
As part of the Democratic Left Alliance coalition, which won 28 seats in total.
2001 131,987 0.5 (#11)
0 / 100
 Decrease 3
2019 415,745 2.3 (#4)
1 / 100
 Increase 1
As part of The Left coalition, which won 2 seats in total.

Presidential

Second Polish Republic
Election year Candidate 1st round 2nd round
votes % votes %
1922 Ignacy Daszyński 49 9.1 (#5) 1 0.2 (#5)
1926 Supported Józef Piłsudski[note 2] 292 60.2 (#1)
1926 Zygmunt Marek 56 11.6 (#3) 1 0.2 (#3)
Third Polish Republic
Election year Candidate 1st round 2nd round
# of overall votes % of overall vote # of overall votes % of overall vote
1995 Supported Tadeusz Zieliński 631,432 3.5 (#6)
2000 Piotr Ikonowicz 38,672 0.2 (#10)
2005 Supported Daniel Podrzycki[note 3]
2020 Supported Robert Biedroń 432,129 2.2 (#6)

European Parliament

Year Popular vote % of vote Seats
2004 48,667 0.80
0 / 54
As part of KPEiR-PLD coalition, which won no seats.
2009 1,331 0.02
0 / 50

Notable people who were members or were associated with PPS

Presidents and heads of state

Prime Ministers

Other figures

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Only communist faction.
  2. ^ Declined to take the office.
  3. ^ Podrzycki died a day prior the election in a car accident.

References

  1. ^ "Deklaracja ideowa Polskiej Partii Socjalistycznej" [Ideological declaration of the Polish Socialist Party]. Polska Partia Socjalistyczna. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019.
  2. ISBN 83-7006-014-5
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  3. ISBN 83-7006-014-5
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  4. ^ Kowalski, Werner (1985). Geschichte der sozialistischen arbeiter-internationale: 1923 - 19 [History of the Socialist Workers' International: 1923 - 19th Century]. Berlin: Dt. Verl. d. Wissenschaften. p. 316.
  5. ^ "Wojciech Konieczny". wnp.pl. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Polska Partia Socjalistyczna". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  7. ^ "BBC - Coventry and Warwickshire Features - History of Poles in Coventry". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Cztery partie lewicowe podpisały porozumie. Chcą iść razem do wyborów". 25 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Konflikt w PPS. Zakaz używania nazwy przez parlamentarzystów". www.rmf24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  10. ^ Lewicy, Rzecznik Nowej (27 February 2023). "Lewica łączy siły na wybory. Porozumienie Nowej Lewicy, partii Razem, Polskiej Partii Socjalistycznej i Unii Pracy podpisane!". Nowa Lewica (in Polish). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  11. OCLC 857863128.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
    )
  12. S2CID 149702151
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  13. S2CID 131755073
    .
  14. OCLC 1088955807
    .
  15. ISBN 9781440042393
    .
  16. ^ ""Chcemy być demokratyczni". Konieczny o kulisach powstania koła parlamentarnego PPS". Polskie Radio (in Polish). Retrieved 9 February 2022.

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