Liberalism in Poland

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This article gives an overview of liberalism in Poland. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ denotes another party in that scheme. Parties included in this scheme do not necessarily label themselves as "liberal".

Background

Liberalism in Poland gained on significance during Polish Renaissance, but subsequently it lost its followers in the era of counterreformation, which in Poland was not free of violence. Since then, it remained a minor political force.

Liberalism in Poland is often connected with conservative politics and is reduced to economic policy. Classical liberals, liberal both on social and economic issues, exist in Poland in dispersed small groups.

Union of Real Politics

1990: In 1979 Janusz Korwin-Mikke activist of official Democratic Party published his political agenda. His main idea was to introduce laissez-faire market economy in Poland. The proposed solution was to sign a deal with class of ruling communists, transforming their share in power into share in business. In 1990 new party Union of Real Politics (Unia Polityki Realnej) was officially proclaimed. Later he founded another party: Wolność i Praworządność (Freedom and Rule of Law), a party that is connected with strong conservative social stance. On 25 March WiP merged with Real Politics Union to form Congress of the New Right.

Citizens's Movement-Democratic Action

1990: Liberals supporters of the Solidarity Trade Union around Zbigniew Bujak, Władysław Frasyniuk, and Adam Michnik founded the Citizens' Movement for Democratic Action (Ruch Obywatelski Akcja Demokratyczna/ROAD).
1991: A left-wing faction led by Bujak forms the Democratic Social Movement (Ruch Demokratyczno Społeczny) and the rest of the party merged into the Democratic Union (Unia Demokratyczna/UD).

From Democratic Union to Democratic Party

1991: Liberal and catholic intellectuals founded the Democratic Union (Unia Demokratyczna), absorbing later that year the Forum of Democratic Right and the ⇒ Citizens Movement-Democratic Action. The party is led by Tadeusz Mazowiecki and Bronisław Geremek
1994: The party merged with the Liberal Democratic Congress into the Freedom Union (Unia Wolności)
2001: A right-wing faction created the conservative liberal Civic Platform
2005: On the basis of the Freedom Union the Democratic Party (Partia Demokratyczna) is formed. In the first decade of 21st century it split into defunct Forum Liberalne

Social liberal leaders

Władysław Frasyniuk - Janusz Onyszkiewicz

Conservative liberal leaders

Janusz Korwin-Mikke - Stanisław Michalkiewicz

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