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|position = [[Far-right politics|Far-right]]<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/as-opinion-polls-give-ukip-a-boost-its-time-to-ask-what-britains-third-party-really-wants-8420815.html Owen Jones: As opinion polls give Ukip a boost, it's time to ask what Britain's third party really wants - Comment - Voices]. The Independent (2012-12-16). Retrieved on 2013-09-07.</ref><ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/dec/15/nigel-farage-ukip-anti-gay-groups?CMP=twt_gu Nigel Farage heads for row over Ukip's anti-gay allies | Politics | The Observer]. Theguardian.com. Retrieved on 2013-09-07.</ref> |
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On 26 December, their MEPs left the [[European Conservatives and Reformists]] to join the [[Europe of Freedom and Democracy]] group in opposition to the ECR's more liberal stance on [[gay marriage]], its support for the EU's [[climate change]] policy, and its advocacy of cuts to the [[Common Agricultural Policy]].<ref name="Polish MEPs leave ECR group">{{cite news |title=Polish MEPs leave ECR group |first=Constant |last=Brand |url=http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/2012/january/polish-meps-leave-ecr-group/73082.aspx |newspaper=[[European Voice]] |date=2 January 2012 |accessdate=31 May 2012}}</ref> |
On 26 December, their MEPs left the [[European Conservatives and Reformists]] to join the [[Europe of Freedom and Democracy]] group in opposition to the ECR's more liberal stance on [[gay marriage]], its support for the EU's [[climate change]] policy, and its advocacy of cuts to the [[Common Agricultural Policy]].<ref name="Polish MEPs leave ECR group">{{cite news |title=Polish MEPs leave ECR group |first=Constant |last=Brand |url=http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/2012/january/polish-meps-leave-ecr-group/73082.aspx |newspaper=[[European Voice]] |date=2 January 2012 |accessdate=31 May 2012}}</ref> The party is considered as hardline [[homophobia|homophobic]]<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/as-opinion-polls-give-ukip-a-boost-its-time-to-ask-what-britains-third-party-really-wants-8420815.html</ref> |
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The party was officially launched on 24 March 2012. At the time, opinion polls put the party on just 2%.<ref name="New Polish conservative party launched" /> |
The party was officially launched on 24 March 2012. At the time, opinion polls put the party on just 2%.<ref name="New Polish conservative party launched" /> |
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Revision as of 16:17, 17 December 2013
Sovereign Poland | |
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| Leader | Zbigniew Ziobro |
| Secretary-General | Andrzej Dera |
| Founded | 24 March 2012 |
| Ideology | Conservatism National Catholicism National conservatism Social conservatism Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Far-right[1][2] |
| European affiliation | Movement for a Europe of Liberties and Democracy |
| European Parliament group | Europe of Freedom and Democracy |
| Colours | Red, Blue |
| Sejm | 17 / 460
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| Senate | 2 / 100
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| European Parliament | 4 / 51
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United Poland (Polish: Solidarna Polska), abbreviated to SP, is a right-wing political party in Poland. The party was founded in 2012 by Law and Justice (PiS) MEP Zbigniew Ziobro, who led the party's hard-line Catholic-nationalist faction.[3]
After Ziobro and fellow MEPs Tadeusz Cymański and Jacek Kurski were ejected from PiS for disloyalty on 4 November 2011,[4] Ziobro's supporters within PiS formed a new group in the Sejm.[5] Despite claims that the new group was not attempting to form a new party, the MPs were expelled from Law and Justice.[6]
On 26 December, their MEPs left the European Conservatives and Reformists to join the Europe of Freedom and Democracy group in opposition to the ECR's more liberal stance on gay marriage, its support for the EU's climate change policy, and its advocacy of cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy.[7] The party is considered as hardline homophobic[8]
The party was officially launched on 24 March 2012. At the time, opinion polls put the party on just 2%.[4]
Ideology
The party is very socially conservative. It is opposed to abortion and euthanasia, and supports extending maternity leave to nine months.[4] Its staunch opposition to gay marriage was cited as a main reason it left the ECR group in the European Parliament.[7]
Economically, the SP has called for a 'fat cat' tax on big companies, including supermarkets, and backs higher taxes on those that earn over 10,000 złotych (€2,400) a month. It opposes the construction of a nuclear power plant in Poland.[4]
Representatives
Members of the European Parliament
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Members of the Senate
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Members of the Sejm
Footnotes
- ^ Owen Jones: As opinion polls give Ukip a boost, it's time to ask what Britain's third party really wants - Comment - Voices. The Independent (2012-12-16). Retrieved on 2013-09-07.
- ^ Nigel Farage heads for row over Ukip's anti-gay allies | Politics | The Observer. Theguardian.com. Retrieved on 2013-09-07.
- ^ "Party members 'furious' following conservative defeat". TheNews.pl. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d "New Polish conservative party launched". TheNews.pl. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "Conservative MPs form 'Poland United' breakaway group after dismissals". TheNews.pl. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "MPs axed by Law and Justice opposition". TheNews.pl. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ a b Brand, Constant (2 January 2012). "Polish MEPs leave ECR group". European Voice. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/as-opinion-polls-give-ukip-a-boost-its-time-to-ask-what-britains-third-party-really-wants-8420815.html
