Polish People's Party
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The Polish People's Party (Polish: Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, PSL) is an agrarian political party in Poland.[7] It is currently led by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
Polish People's Party Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe | |
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Leader | Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz |
Founded | 1895 (original form) 1990 (current form) |
Merger of |
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Preceded by | United People's Party |
Headquarters | ul. Kopernika 36/40, 00-924 Warsaw |
Membership (2023) | 73,222[1] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre to centre-right Historical: Left-wing[3][4][5] |
National affiliation | Polish Coalition Senate Pact 2023 (for 2023 Senate election) Third Way |
European affiliation | European People's Party |
European Parliament group | European People's Party |
Colours | |
Anthem | "Rota" |
Sejm | 28 / 460 [6] |
Senate | 4 / 100 |
European Parliament | 3 / 52 |
Regional assemblies | 58 / 552 |
City presidents | 1 / 107 |
Voivodes | 2 / 16 |
Voivodeship Marshals | 2 / 16 |
Website | |
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Its history traces back to 1895, when it held the name People's Party, although its name was changed to the present one in 1903. During the Second Polish Republic, the Polish People's Party was represented by a number of parties that held its name. They were all supportive of agrarian policies, although they spanned from the left-wing to the centre-right on the political spectrum. It was reformed to the People's Party shortly after the Sanacja regime took power. It took part into the formation of Polish government-in-exile during the World War II, and after the war it was again reformed into the Polish People's Party, and soon after into the United People's Party. During the existence of the Polish People's Republic, it was seen as a satellite party of the ruling Polish United Workers' Party that promoted rural interests. After the fall of communism, it participated in the governments led by the Democratic Left Alliance. In the mid-2000s, it began shifting more to the centre-right and it adopted more conservative policies. It entered in the government again following the 2007 parliamentary election, and since 2015 it has served in the opposition.
Today, it is positioned in the centre[8] and leans towards the centre-right,[9][10][11] and besides holding agrarian and conservative views,[12][13][14] it is also Christian-democratic,[15][16][17] and supports Poland's membership in the European Union.[18] It currently has 19 seats in the Sejm and two seats in the Senate. On national level, it heads the Polish Coalition and on European level, it is a part of the European People's Party.