United Left (Poland)

United Left Zjednoczona Lewica
Leader	Barbara Nowacka
Founded	July 2015
Dissolved	February 2016^[1]
Political position	Centre-left
Website
zjednoczona-lewica.pl
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The United Left (Polish: Zjednoczona Lewica, ZL) was a political and electoral alliance of political parties in Poland.

The alliance was formed in July 2015 by the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), Your Movement (TR), Polish Socialist Party (PPS), Labour United (UP), and The Greens (PZ) to jointly contest the forthcoming parliamentary election.^[2]^[3]^[4] The formation of the alliance was in response to the poor performance the Polish centre-left in the 2015 presidential election, and is backed by the All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions (OPZZ).^[5] On 14 September 2015 the Polish Labour Party (PPP) joined the alliance.^[6] On 4 October 2015, it was announced that Barbara Nowacka, co-leader of TR, would be the alliance's leader and prime ministerial candidate.^[7]^[8]

In the 2015 parliamentary election on 25 October 2015, the ZL received 7.6% of the vote,^[9] below the 8% electoral threshold, leaving the alliance without any parliamentary representation. It was officially dissolved in February 2016.^[1]

References

External links

Official website (Polish)

Political parties in Poland

Represented in the Sejm/Senate	Law and Justice (234/61) Civic Platform (138/33) Kukiz'15 (40/0) Modern (29/0) Polish People's Party (16/1)

Other existing parties	Alliance of Democrats Catholic-National Movement Christian National Union Coalition for the Renewal of the Republic Confederation of Independent Poland Congress of the New Right Democratic Left Alliance Democratic Party – demokraci.pl Greens Labour United League of Polish Families National Movement Real Politics Union National Radical Camp National Party of Retirees and Pensioners National Revival of Poland Party of Regions Pirate Party of Poland Poland Together Polish Communist Party Polish Labour Party Polish Socialist Party Razem Right Wing of the Republic Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland Silesian Autonomy Movement Social Democracy of Poland Socialist Alternative Union of the Left United Poland Women's Party Workers' Democracy Your Movement

Other national minorities	German Minority

Defunct parties	Camp of Great Poland Catholic People's Party Centrolew Christian Democracy Christian Union of National Unity Citizens' Movement for Democratic Action Communist Party of Poland (KPP) Communist Party of Poland (Mijal) Confederation of Independent Poland Conservative People's Party Democratic Union Freedom Union Front Morges Labour Party League of the Right of the Republic Left and Democrats Liberal Democratic Congress Movement for Reconstruction of Poland National Democracy National Party National People's Union National Radical Camp National Radical Camp National Radical Camp Falanga National Radical Camp ABC National Workers' Party Social Alliance Solidarity Electoral Action Peasant's Party People's Party Poland Comes First Polish Beer-Lovers' Party Polish Centre Polish Christian Democratic Party Polish People's Party "Piast" Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie" Popular National Union Polish Socialist Party Polish Socialist Party – Freedom, Equality, Independence Polish Socialist Party – Left Polish Socialist Party of the Prussian Partition Polish Socialist Party – Revolutionary Faction Polish Workers' Party Polish United Workers' Party Reason Party Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania Solidarity Electoral Action United People's Party

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