Sovereign Poland

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Sovereign Poland
Suwerenna Polska
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European Parliament
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Regional assemblies
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Website
suwerennapolska.pl

Sovereign Poland (

Law and Justice, with whom they later formed the United Right
alliance in 2014.

Ideology

The party has been described as

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

Law and Justice (PiS) MEP Zbigniew Ziobro, who led the party's conservative Catholic-nationalist faction.[31]

In 2012, their MEPs left the

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

Member of the Senate

Members of the European Parliament

Election results

Sejm

Leader: Zbigniew Ziobro Vice-Leaders: Beata Kempa Michal Wos

Michal Wojcik
Secretary: Piotr Cieplucha Chairman of the General Council: Edward Siarka

Election year Leader # of
votes 		% of
vote 		# of
overall seats won 		+/– Government
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
 Increase 2
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
 Increase 8 KO–PL2050–KP–NL
As part of the United Right coalition, which won 194 seats in total.

Senate

Election year # of
overall seats won 		+/–
2015
2 / 100
As part of the United Right coalition, which won 61 seats in total.
2019
2 / 100
 Steady 0
As part of the United Right coalition, which won 48 seats in total.
2023
1 / 100
 Decrease 1
As part of the United Right coalition, which won 34 seats in total.

Presidential

Election year Candidate 1st round 2nd round
# 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 		+/–
2014 281,079 3.98 (#6)
0 / 51
2019 6,192,780 [g] 45.38 (#1) [h]
2 / 52
 Increase 1
As part of the United Right coalition, which won 27 seats in total.

Notes

  1. ^ Got 277,622 votes
  2. ^ Got 1.83%
  3. ^ 331,467
  4. ^ 1.79%
  5. ^ 465,024
  6. ^ 2.15%
  7. ^ 289,536
  8. ^ 2.12%

References

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  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ a b Napieralski, Bartosz (2017). Political Catholicism and Euroscepticism. Routledge. Both splinter parties remained socially conservative
  4. ^ a b "Polish doctors torn over mental health as grounds to bypass near-total abortion ban". Reuters. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  5. ^
    ISSN 0013-0613
    . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  8. ^ Lettau, Felix (21 February 2014). "Poland". Project for Democratic Union.
  9. ^ Daniel, William T. (2015). Career Behaviour and the European Parliament: All Roads Lead Through Brussels?. Oxford University Press. p. 149.
  10. ^ Jaskiernia, Jerzy (2016). Donatella M. Viola (ed.). Poland. Routledge.
  11. ^ Stępińska, Agnieszka (2017). Ruxandra Boicu; et al. (eds.). Political Advertising During the 2014 Polish EU Parliamentary Election Campaign. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 14, 18–21. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  12. ^ Krzypinski, Dariusz (2017). "Patterns of Recruitment of Polish Candidates in the 2014 European Parliament Elections". In Ruxandra Boicu; et al. (eds.). Political Communication and European Parliamentary Elections in Times of Crisis. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 245.
  13. ^ Tidey, Alice (19 August 2020). "Poland to give money to "LGBT free" towns denied EU funding". euronews. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  14. ^ Burdeau, Cain (12 August 2021). "Media, Holocaust laws in Poland draw US condemnation". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  15. ^ a b c d "New Polish conservative party launched". TheNews.pl. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  16. ^ "Polish president says changes needed to judges' disciplinary system". Reuters. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^
    European Voice
    . Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ Freedom in the World 2015. Rowman & Littlefield. 2015. p. 544. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  21. ^ "The rise of the far-right in Poland: No more Eurovision, vegetarians or cyclists". International Business Times. 13 January 2016.
  22. ^ "Polish political crisis over EU pandemic recovery fund". POLITICO. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Nigel Farage heads for row over Ukip's anti-gay allies". The Guardian. 15 December 2012.
  24. ^ 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.
  25. ^ "Why Poland's "win" on the EU climate budget rings hollow". New Statesman. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  26. ^ "Money for Nothing? PiS Appears Ready to Call EU's Bluff Over Recovery Funds Standoff [EXCLUSIVE]". gazetapl. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  27. ^ Gospodarka Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
  28. ^ "Polish coalition party proposes three-year jail terms for insulting church or interrupting mass". 14 April 2022.
  29. ^ "Conservative MPs form 'Poland United' breakaway group after dismissals". TheNews.pl. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  30. ^ "MPs axed by Law and Justice opposition". TheNews.pl. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  31. ^ "Party members 'furious' following conservative defeat". TheNews.pl. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  32. ^ "Ziobro's party would win seats if elections were held - daily".
  33. ^ Prawapolityka.pl Energetyka, samorządy, demografia – WYWIAD z dr Janem Klawiterem http://prawapolityka.pl/2015/11/energetyka-samorzady-demografia-wywiad-z-dr-janem-klawiterem/

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