List of political parties in Poland

This article lists current political parties in Poland, as well as former parties dating back as far as 1918. Since 1989, Poland has had a multi-party system, with numerous competing political parties. Individual parties normally do not manage to gain power alone, and usually work with other parties to form coalition governments.

The transition from a mono-party Communist regime to liberal democracy and pluralism resulted in new political parties mushrooming in the early 1990s. After the first free parliamentary elections in 1991 seats in the Sejm were divided among more than a dozen different parties (amongst them such curiosities as the Polish Beer-Lovers' Party (Polska Partia Przyjaciół Piwa), led by a popular comedy actor, Janusz Rewiński). The existence of so many parties in the Sejm was seen by many as being counterproductive to the effectiveness of the parliament and a hindrance towards producing stable governments. Consequently, electoral reform was undertaken and an electoral threshold for the Lower House was instituted prior to the 1993 elections. The set threshold required a minimum vote of 5% for parties (with exemptions for ethnic minority parties) and 8% for electoral coalitions. The threshold was set at the national, rather than divisional, level, and had the effect of preventing many minor parties from winning seats in later elections. The threshold also prevented independent candidates from gaining election to the Sejm. Since 1990, the left side of the political scene has generally been dominated by former Communists turned social democrats. The right has largely comprised (former) Solidarity activists and supporters, but experienced deep divisions from the beginning, and showed less cohesiveness than the left. The right were unable to create a single bloc which could act as a lasting counterweight to the left-wing monolith, but instead, kept merging, splitting and renaming. Even so, the parties of the right did manage to win government again from 1997 to 2001 (having initially governed from 1989 to 1993).

Since the parliamentary elections of 2005, the right-wing parties have dominated the political scene, and appear to be in their strongest position to date. Two important developments in the political landscape have taken place since 2005. Firstly, the SLD (Communist successor) party is no longer the major, or one of the two major parties. Secondly, the main political battleground is no longer between the ex-Solidarity right versus the ex-Communist left. The new competing groupings are those of the Law and Justice party (promoting economic interventionism and social conservatism) and the Civic Platform (representing a more liberal-conservative position). The general public disapproval of politics and politicians as a whole has resulted in almost all major parties excluding the very word "party" from their names, replacing it with words less associated with politics, such as "union", "platform", "league" or "alliance".

Parliamentary parties

Party			Leader	Ideology	European affiliation	Representation
						Sejm	Senat	EP
United Right
		Law and Justice (PiS) Prawo i Sprawiedliwość	Jarosław Kaczyński	National conservatism Right-wing populism Economic interventionism Welfarism Atlanticism Soft Euroscepticism	ECR	165 / 460	29 / 100	18 / 53
		Sovereign Poland (SP) Suwerenna Polska	Zbigniew Ziobro	National conservatism Christian right Political Catholicism Economic interventionism Anti-LGBT Soft Euroscepticism	ECR	18 / 460	1 / 100	2 / 53
		Renewal of the Republic of Poland (ON RP) OdNowa RP	Marcin Ociepa	Conservatism Pro-Europeanism		5 / 460	0 / 100	0 / 53
		Kukiz'15 (K'15) Kukiz'15	Paweł Kukiz	Right-wing populism Direct democracy Soft Euroscepticism		3 / 460	0 / 100	0 / 53
Civic Coalition
		Civic Platform (PO) Platforma Obywatelska	Donald Tusk	Christian democracy Liberal conservatism Neoliberalism Liberalism Pro-Europeanism	EPP	127 / 460	36 / 100	17 / 53
		Modern (.N) .Nowoczesna	Adam Szłapka	Classical Liberalism Economic liberalism Progressivism Pro-Europeanism	ALDE	6 / 460	0 / 100	0 / 53
		Polish Initiative (iPL) Inicjatywa Polska	Barbara Nowacka	Social democracy Social liberalism Progressivism Pro-Europeanism	EPP	4 / 460	0 / 100	1 / 53
		The Greens Zieloni	Przemysław Słowik Urszula Zielińska	Green politics Feminism Progressivism Pro-Europeanism	European Greens	3 / 460	0 / 100	0 / 53
		Yes! For Poland (T!DPL) Tak! Dla Polski	Jacek Karnowski	Regionalism Localism Decentralization Progressivism Pro-Europeanism		1 / 460	1 / 100	0 / 53
		AGROunion (AU) AGROunia	Michał Kołodziejczak	Agrarianism Catholic left Democratic socialism Economic nationalism Decentralisation Anti-capitalism Pro-Europeanism		1 / 460	0 / 100	0 / 53
The Left
		New Left (NL) Nowa Lewica	Włodzimierz Czarzasty Robert Biedroń	Social democracy Feminism Progressivism Pro-Europeanism	PES	18 / 460	5 / 100	3 / 53
		Left Together (LR) Lewica Razem	Adrian Zandberg Magdalena Biejat	Democratic socialism Social democracy Progressivism Pro-Europeanism	ELA	8 / 460	2 / 100	0 / 53
		Polish Socialist Party (PPS) Polska Partia Socjalistyczna	Wojciech Konieczny	Democratic socialism Anti-Fascism Progressivism Pro-Europeanism		0 / 460	1 / 100	0 / 53
		Labour Union (UP) Unia Pracy	Waldemar Witkowski	Social democracy Anti-clericalism Progressivism Pro-Europeanism		0 / 460	1 / 100	0 / 53
Third Way
		Poland 2050 (PL2050) Polska 2050	Szymon Hołownia	Christian democracy Green politics Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism	Renew	33 / 460	5 / 100	1 / 53
		Polish People's Party (PSL) Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe	Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz	Agrarianism Christian democracy Liberal conservatism Pro-Europeanism	EPP	28 / 460	4 / 100	2 / 53
		Centre for Poland (CdP) Centrum dla Polski	Ireneusz Raś	Liberal conservatism Christian democracy Pro-Europeanism		3 / 460	1 / 100	0 / 53
		Union of European Democrats (UED) Unia Europejskich Demokratów	Elżbieta Bińczycka	Liberal conservatism Social liberalism European Federalism Pro-Europeanism		0 / 460	1 / 100	0 / 53
Confederation Liberty and Independence
		New Hope (NN) Nowa Nadzieja	Sławomir Mentzen	Libertarian conservatism Conservative liberalism Right-wing populism	ESN	8 / 460	0 / 100	3 / 53
		National Movement (RN) Ruch Narodowy	Krzysztof Bosak	Patriotism National conservatism Anti-LGBT Hard Euroscepticism Political Catholicism	PFE	7 / 460	0 / 100	2 / 53
		Confederation of the Polish Crown (KKP) Konfederacja Korony Polskiej	Grzegorz Braun	Traditionalist Catholicism Polish nationalism Monarchism Hard Euroscepticism		3 / 460	0 / 100	1 / 53

Parties without representation

Far-left

Party				Leader	Ideology	Comments
		Edward Gierek's Economic Revival Movement Ruch Odrodzenia Gospodarczego im. Edwarda Gierka	ROG	Paweł Bożyk	Communism Socialism Anti-capitalism Anti-Atlanticism	Refers to the achievements of Edward Gierek's (Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party, 1970–1980) rule. It is against Poland's membership in NATO and postulated the withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
		Polish Communist Party Komunistyczna Partia Polski	KPP	Krzysztof Szwej	Marxism-Leninism Communism Stalinism Anti-revisionism Anti-clericalism Hard Euroscepticism	Founded in 2002 as the successor of the Union of Polish Communists "Proletariat", which was founded in 1990. It is considered to be the historical and ideological heir of the Communist Party of Poland, which operated from 1918 to 1938. Affiliated with INITIATIVE.

Left-wing

Party				Leader	Ideology	Comments
		Better Poland Lepsza Polska	LP	Cezary Stachoń	Green politics Egalitarianism Solidarism Degrowth	Small green party related to the degrowth movement which took part in the 2010 Warsaw mayoral election.
		Freedom and Equality Wolność i Równość	WiR	Piotr Musiał	Democratic socialism Progressivism Anti-clericalism Pro-Europeanism	Founded in 2005 as a Union of the Left, in 2015 its name was changed to Liberty and Equality. It usually takes part in elections as part of coalitions of larger left-wing parties.
		National Party of Retirees and Pensioners Krajowa Partia Emerytów i Rencistów	KPEiR	Tomasz Mamiński	Pensioners' rights Democratic socialism Social democracy Catholic socialism	Founded in 1994. It lost its first parliamentary election in 1997 winning just 2.18% and no seat in Sejm and Senate. In the parliamentary elections in 2015, several activists of KPEiR competed for the Sejm from the lists of the United Left, which did not obtain any seats.
		Peasants' Party Partia Chłopska	PCh	Krzysztof Filipek	Agrarian socialism Left-wing nationalism Left-wing populism Peasant movement Catholic left	Founded by Krzysztof Filipek and other former members of Self-Defence.
		Polish Party of Animal Protection Polska Partia Ochrony Zwierząt	PPOZ	Andrzej Olszewski	Animal rights Animal welfare Environmentalism Vegetarianism Green politics Social democracy	PPOZ aspires to turn away from the anthropocentric view of life. Its main goal is the introduction of more animal rights.
		Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland Samoobrona Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej	SRP	Krzysztof Prokopczyk	Catholic socialism Agrarian socialism Catholic left Environmentalism Anti-neoliberalism Anti-globalization Left-wing populism Left-wing nationalism	SRP became prominent in the 2001 parliamentary election, winning 53 seats, after which it gave confidence and supply to the SLD government. It elected 6 MEPs in 2004 and switched its support to PiS after the 2005 election, in which it won 56 seats and entered the government coalition. In 2007, the party leader was dismissed from his position and the party withdrew from the coalition. This precipitated a new election, at which the party collapsed and lost all of its seats.
		Self-Defence Rebirth Samoobrona Odrodzenie	SO	Sławomir Izdebski	Agrarian socialism Catholic socialism Catholic left Laborism Left-wing nationalism Left-wing populism	Founded in 2007 from the merger of the Self-Defense Social Movement party and several other marginal groups formed by splitters from the Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland.
		United Beyond Boundaries Zjednoczeni Ponad Podziałami	ZPP	Wojciech Kornowski	Pensioners' rights Solidarism Social market economy Left-wing nationalism Left-wing populism Catholic left	Founded in 2018 by former leader of The Confederation of Polish Employers, Wojciech Kornowski. Its main goal is protecting retired seniors, pensioners and trust-busting. Known as Action of Disappointed Retirees and Pensioners until 2022 (Polish: Akcja Zawiedzionych Emerytów Rencistów, AZER).

Centre-left to left-wing

Party				Leader	Ideology	Comments
		Democratic Left Association Stowarzyszenie Lewicy Demokratycznej	SLD	Jerzy Teichert	Social democracy Pro-Europeanism
		New Democracy - Yes Nowa Demokracja - Tak	ND-T	Marek Materek	Progressivism Regionalism Localism Decentralization	Left-wing party founded by Marek Materek that seeks to empower local governments and promote decentralisation of Poland. The party gathers together various regionalist and autonomist activists, along with local government officials that seek to reverse excessive centralisation of the Polish administration.
		Polish Left Polska Lewica	PL	Jacek Zdrojewski	Social democracy Democratic socialism	Formed in 2007 when former Prime Minister Leszek Miller and many other members of parliament withdrew from the Democratic Left Alliance, which Miller had headed for many years. His departure also served as a public protest against the policies of party leaders. In 2010 Miller left the party and decided to return to SLD.

Centre-left

Party				Leader	Ideology	Comments
		Alliance of Democrats Stronnictwo Demokratyczne	SD	Paweł Piskorski	Social democracy Christian democracy Pro-Europeanism	Originated in the Democratic Clubs, which were opposed to authoritarian tendencies in Poland between the two World Wars. The first club was founded in Warsaw in 1937. In the People's Republic of Poland SD became a satellite party of the communist Polish United Workers' Party regime. After 1990, most of the members of the SD joined other parties, such as the Freedom Union. Party continued to exist, but had only a small support base, and was not represented in parliament. Affiliated with EDP.
		Nonpartisan Local Government Activists Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy	BS	Robert Raczyński	Localism Regionalism Federalism Pro-Europeanism	Decentralised and federalised party formerly associated with the progressive wing of Christian democracy that promotes local and regional interests, and advocates for democratisation and federalisation of the Polish administrative system.
		Social Democracy of Poland Socjaldemokracja Polska	SDPL	Wojciech Filemonowicz	Social democracy Social liberalism Progressivism	Founded in 2004 as a splinter group from Democratic Left Alliance. SDPL contested its first elections in 2004. Party gained 5.3%, which saw 3 members elected to the European Parliament. In 2005 they managed to gain 3.9% of the vote and fell short of the 5% threshold. SDPL put forward its leader Marek Borowski as candidate for the presidential elections. He came 4th winning 10.3% of the vote. SDPL usually takes part in elections as part of coalitions.

Centre

Party				Leader	Ideology	Comments
		Enterprising Republic of Poland Przedsiębiorcza Rzeczypospolita Polska	PRP	Robert Krzemiński	Economic liberalism Anti-bureaucratism Populism	Main postulates of party include liberalisation of economy, reduction of taxes and introduction of criminal and financial responsibility of officials.
		New Solidarity/Shared Poland Ruch Wspólna Polska	WP	Rafał Trzaskowski	Progressivism Conservatism Liberalism Pro-Europeanism	Shared Poland (Polish: Ruch Wspólna Polska), also known as New Solidarity (Polish: Nowa Solidarność), is a political movement started by Rafał Trzaskowski, Mayor of Warsaw and former leading candidate in the 2020 Polish Presidential Election. It was founded in October 2020.
		One-PL Jeden-PL	1PL	Włodzimierz Zydorczak	Eurofederalism Liberalism Direct democracy	Founded as Civic Republic of Poland.
		Polish Alliance of Democrats Polskie Stronnictwo Demokratyczne	PSD	Krzysztof Góralczyk	Christian democracy Liberalism Centrism	Founded in 2013 by Christian democratic wing of Alliance of Democrats. It started transient cooperation with Poland Together.
		Polish Internet Party Polska Partia Internetowa	PPI	Leszek Lacheta	Green liberalism E-democracy Liberalism	Founded in 2019. Party combines ecologic stances with economic liberalism.
		Polish Pirate Party Polska Partia Piratów	P3	Michał Dydycz	Pirate politics Liquid democracy Freedom of information Pro-Europeanism	Before European Parliament elections in 2014, P3 concluded an agreement with DB, by virtue of which its activists were included in the lists of the DB committee, which received 0.23% of the votes. In the local elections of the same year, Tomasz Słowiński was nominated by KNP as a candidate in Skierniewice presidential elections, taking the last, 6th place with slightly more than 2% support. Affiliated with PPEU.

Centre-right

Party				Leader	Ideology	Comments
		Agreement Porozumienie		Magdalena Sroka	Liberal conservatism Pro-Europeanism	It was founded in November 2017. According to its program, it defines as a pro-European Union party, and as a "modern conservative" party, with strong emphasis on economic liberalism and reducing bureaucracy, and claims to be moderately conservative on social and cultural issues. It believes that local government should be encouraged and supported by the central government.
		Freedom Party Partia Wolności	PW	Anna Karbowska	Conservative liberalism Economic liberalism Republicanism	Founded by moderate splitters from Congress of the New Right and "The Republicans" Association.
		Good Movement Dobry Ruch	DR	Paweł Szramka	Classical liberalism Libertarianism Pro-Europeanism	It was formed on the 19th of April 2023 as a rebranded version of the We Can party (Możemy). Before rebranding as Dobry Ruch, Możemy was a classical liberal and pro-European party, "bearing in mind the personal, economic and political freedom of all citizens". In their ideological declaration, the party opted for legalizing cannabis, civil partnerships, introduction of voluntary medical insurance, separation of church and state, and decentralisation. Although it supports NATO and European integration, it opposes a European superstate.
		Labour Party Stronnictwo Pracy	SP	Zbigniew Wrzesiński	Solidarism Christian democracy Social market economy	Founded in 1989 on the initiative of the activists of the Christian Democratic Club of Political Thought. In 1990 the name Christian-Democratic Labour Party (ChDSP) was adopted. It referred to the Labour Party operating in the years 1937–1950.
		Liberal Poland – Entrepreneurs' Strike Polska Liberalna Strajk Przedsiębiorców	PL!SP	Paweł Tanajno	Libertarianism Economic liberalism Populism	It was founded on 23 May 2021. It claims to be "a civil formation in which there is not a single politician", advocates for libertarian and economically liberal policies but distinguishes itself from Confederation on women's and migrants' rights.
		Organisation of the Polish Nation - Polish League Organizacja Narodu Polskiego – Liga Polska	ONP-LP	Stanisław Bujnicki	Political Catholicism Polish minority interests Protectionism Economic nationalism Christian democracy	Political party which associates Poles living abroad.
		People's Party "Patrimony" Stronnictwo Ludowe "Ojcowizna"	SL"O"	Kazimierz Chorzępa	Agrarianism Social conservatism Solidarism	Refers to the Polish People's-Christian Forum "Patrimony" - a party operating in the years 1991–1997. Many activists of trade union "Solidarity of Individual Farmers" belong to "Patrimony". Its founder Roman Bartoszcze was a candidate in 1990 presidential elections.

Centre-right to right-wing

Party				Leader	Ideology	Comments
		Piast Faction Stronnictwo Piast	SP	Zdzisław Podkański	Agrarianism Social conservatism Christian democracy Whole life Economic progressivism	Formed in 2006 as a result of the break-up in PSL and the departure of the right wing of the party. Its name refers both to the Polish medieval Piast dynasty and to the pre-war conservative party PSL Piast.

Right-wing

Party				Leader	Ideology	Comments
		Congress of the New Right Kongres Nowej Prawicy	KNP	Stanisław Żółtek	Right-Libertarianism Hard Euroscepticism	Founded in 2011 by Janusz Korwin-Mikke by the merger of Liberty and Lawfulness with several members of Real Politics Union. The former leader Korwin-Mikke was ousted from the party in 2015, which caused massive decline in its support. Affiliated with the ID Party.
		Decent Life Godne Życie	GŻ	Grzegorz Masierowski	Direct democracy Right-wing populism Souverainism	Small populist party which never participated in any elections.
		Effective Skuteczni		Piotr Liroy-Marzec	Classical liberalism Economic liberalism Direct democracy E-democracy Euroscepticism	Created in 2018 by former rapper and MP Liroy. It cooperated with Confederation in 2019 European Parliament elections, but left the coalition a few weeks later.
		Europe of Free Fatherlands - Polish Party Europa Wolnych Ojczyzn – Partia Polska	EWO-PP	Jan Szczepankiewicz	Anti-Lisbon Treaty National liberalism Souverainism	Marginal party was founded in 2008 as an opposition to the Lisbon Treaty.
		II Republic of Poland II Rzeczpospolita Polska	II RP	Jan Zbigniew Potocki	Sanationism	Founded by Jan Zbigniew Potocki, who claims that he is the legitimate President of Poland and that the Constitution of 1935 is still in force.
		League of Defence of Sovereignty Liga Obrony Suwerenności	LOS	Wojciech Podjacki	Souverainism Anti-globalism National conservatism	Favors of full sovereignty of Poland. It opposed Poland's accession to the European Union and is in favour of protecting the Polish economy against unfair competition from foreign capital. It recognized King Bolesław Chrobry as its patron. The 18 April (date of the coronation of Bolesław Chrobry as King of Poland in 1025) is celebrated as a party holiday.
		League of Polish Families Liga Polskich Rodzin	LPR	Witold Bałażak	Christian conservatism Theodemocracy Social conservatism Civic nationalism Familialism Pro-Europeanism	LPR was created just before parliamentary elections in 2001 as a far-right nationalist party. In 2004 European Parliament elections, LPR received 15.2%, which gave it 10 out of 54 seats, making it the second-largest party in Poland in that election. In 2005 elections, LPR received 8% of votes and formed a government coalition with PiS and SRP. In the 2007 parliamentary election, it failed to gain the 5% of votes and lost all its seats. In the following years, LPR has become more moderate, usually supporting candidates of PO and PSL.
		Libertarians Libertarianie	LIB	Jan Brzostek	Libertarianism Classical liberalism	A minor libertarian party founded in 2019 that proposes lowering taxes, same-sex civil partnership and legal cannabis.
		Normal Country Normalny Kraj	NK	Wiesław Lewicki	Conservative liberalism Economic liberalism Anti-communism	Marginal party founded by splitters from Congress of the New Right and "The Republicans" Association.
		Party of Polish National Interest Stronnictwo Polska Racja Stanu	SPRS	Józef Kurecki	National conservatism National Catholicism Solidarism	In 2000 SPRS candidate Dariusz Grabowski won 0.51% of the vote in presidential election. It was the first and last start of the party in any elections.
		Patriotic Poland Polska Patriotyczna	PP	Paweł Ziemiński	National Catholicism Solidarism Agrarianism	Founded in 2008 by activists of the Patriotic Self-Defence (acting parallel to this group until 2013).
		People's National Covenant Przymierze Ludowo-Narodowe	PLN	Andrzej Turek	Agrarianism National conservatism Souverainism	Marginal party with agrarian-nationalist agenda.
		PolExit PolExit	PolExit	Stanisław Żółtek	Polexit Souverainism Populism	Satellite party of KNP, established for the elections to the European Parliament in 2019. It registered lists in 2 constituencies.
		Polish Monarchist Movement Polski Ruch Monarchistyczny	PRM	Leszek Wierzchowski	Monarchism Reactionarism Christian right	The founder, leader, and regent of party is Leszek Wierzchowski. PRM confirms old titles of nobility and aristocracy and awards new ones "for merit". It also awards its own orders and decorations. PRM favors a state governed by a hereditary king as a constitutional monarchy. It considers the Constitution of 3 May to be the foundation of its actions.
		Real Europe Movement Ruch Prawdziwa Europa	RPE	Mirosław Piotrowski	Political Catholicism Christian fundamentalism Social conservatism	Created in 2019 by former PiS MEP Mirosław Piotrowski, who belonged to party's fundamentalist faction.
		Real Politics Union Unia Polityki Realnej	UPR	Bartosz Józwiak	Ordoliberalism Federalism National conservatism Economic liberalism Right-wing populism Soft Euroscepticism	Created as libertarian conservative party in 1987, became more nationalist after its most prominent politician Janusz Korwin-Mikke left it in 2009. UPR cooperated with RN in the European Parliament election in 2014, local elections in 2014 and the presidential election in 2015. In the parliamentary election in 2015, the whole RN stand for the Sejm from the lists of Kukiz'15. UPR lost its parliamentary seats in 2019.
		Repair Poland Movement Ruch Naprawy Polski	RNP	Romuald Starosielec	National conservatism Right-wing populism Ordoliberalism	Founded on 21 April 2023, until 26 June 2023 it was known as Electoral Action of Poles (Akcja Wyborcza Polaków, AWP).
		Right Wing of the Republic Prawica Rzeczypospolitej	PR	Krzysztof Kawęcki	National conservatism Social conservatism Political Catholicism Economic liberalism Polish nationalism Euroscepticism	Founded by former Marshal of the Sejm Marek Jurek on 20 April 2007 after he had left Law and Justice on 16 April 2007, when the Sejm failed to pass a constitutional amendment protecting prenatal life. It positions itself as a Christian conservative party with a strong focus on family rights and an anti-abortion stance. Affiliated with ECPM.
		Social Alternative Alternatywa Społeczna	AS	Krzysztof Przybylak	Right-wing populism National conservatism Christian right	Founded by Piotr Wroński - Colonel of the Intelligence Agency and a former officer of Polish Special Services.
		Union of Polish Monarchist Groups Unia Polskich Ugrupowań Monarchistycznych	UPUM	Aleksander Podolski	Monarchism Conservative liberalism Liberal conservatism	Founded in 1997. It gives noble and aristocratic titles.
		Unity of the Nation Jedność Narodu	JN	Romuald Starosielec	National conservatism National liberalism Ordoliberalism	Registered one list in 2019 European Parliament election. It won 0.02% of the vote.
		Wolnościowcy Wolnościowcy		Artur Dziambor	libertarianism Minarchism Direct democracy E-democracy	The party is classically liberal in the sphere of economy, proposing economic deregulation, privatisation of public services, radical tax cuts and simplification of taxes. Socially the party focuses on direct democracy and personal liberties, proposing drug liberalization, unrestricted freedom of speech, right to keep and bear arms, and electronic voting.

Far-right

Party				Leader	Ideology	Comments
		Federation for the Republic of Poland (pl) Federacja dla Rzeczypospolitej	FdR	Marek Jakubiak	Social conservatism Political Catholicism Economic liberalism	Created in 2018 by former entrepreneur and MP Marek Jakubiak. It cooperated with Confederation in 2019 European Parliament elections, but left the coalition a few weeks later.
		National Party Stronnictwo Narodowe	SN	Leszek Bubel	Ultranationalism Anti-Semitism Ethnic nationalism	One of the parties founded by Leszek Bubel, former MP and presidential candidate.
		National Revival of Poland Narodowe Odrodzenie Polski	NOP	Adam Gmurczyk	Ultranationalism Polish nationalism National syndicalism Third Position Corporatism Distributism Radical environmentalism Anti-communism Anti-globablism Anti-capitalism	Founded in 1981 as a discussion club. Often accused of racism and anti-Semitism. It never had a parliamentarian. Affiliated with ENF.
		November 11 Movement Ruch 11 Listopada	11/11	Michał Fałek	Protestant fundamentalism Anti-Catholicism Atlanticism	Founded by members of the Protestant sect Church of the New Covenant. It is known for aversion to the Catholic Church, Russia and China. Movement has a positive attitude towards the United States and Israel.
		Piast - Unity of Thoughts of European Nations Piast – Jedność Myśli Europejskich Narodów	Piast-JMEN	Eugeniusz Maciejewski	Polish nationalism Pan-European nationalism Pacifism	Formed in 2015. It strives for the peaceful cooperation of European nations, but recognizes the differences between them.
		Polish Agreement Porozumienie Polskie	PP	Jan Łopuszański	National conservatism Catholic fundamentalism Souverainism	Founded in 1999 by splitters from the Solidarity Electoral Action. In the 2000 presidential election Jan Łopuszański won 0.79% of the vote. Before parliamentary elections in 2001, PP joined LPR, maintaining its independence, and won 3 seats. In 2003 cooperation was terminated and PP lost its importance.
		Polish National Community Polska Wspólnota Narodowa	PWN	Bolesław Tejkowski	Polish nationalism Anti-clericalism Anti-Atlanticism	A pro-Russian party founded in 1990. Criticizes the US and Israel, has a significant pagan wing.
		There is One Poland Polska Jest Jedna	PJJ	Rafał Piech	Conspiracism Vaccine hesitancy Climate change denial Traditional Catholicism Anti-abortion Hard Euroscepticism	Right-wing party born out of the anti-COVID-19 restriction movement, founded in 2021 and registered in 2023.
		Union of Christian Families Zjednoczenie Chrześcijańskich Rodzin	ZChR	Bogusław Rogalski	National conservatism Polish nationalism Political Catholicism Christian Right Anti-LGBT Anti-abortion Anti-Islam Hard Euroscepticism	Founded in 2019 by former LPR MEP Bogusław Rogalski. It cooperates with Right Wing of the Republic and the Real Europe Movement.
		Roman Dmowski's National Party Stronnictwo Narodowe im. Dmowskiego Romana	SND	Ludwik Wasiak	Polish nationalism National democracy National conservatism	Refers to the political thought of Roman Dmowski, one of the fathers of Polish independence.

Minority interest parties

Logo		Party		Leader	Ideology	Comments
		German Minority Mniejszość Niemiecka	MN	Ryszard Galla	German minority interests Regionalism	An electoral committee in Poland which represents the German minority. Since 2008, its representative has been Ryszard Galla. In the 2023 Polish parliamentary election, Galla lost his seat in the Sejm, leaving the party with no national representation.
		Kashubian Association Wspólnota Kaszubska	WK	Karol Rhode	Kashubian regionalism Kashubian autonomism	A regionalist party representing the interests of the Kashubian minority. The party demands Kashubian autonomy as a way to preserve Kashubian culture and language. The party is a member of EFA.
		Silesian Autonomy Movement Ruch Autonomii Śląska	RAŚ	Jerzy Gorzelik	Silesian autonomism Pro-Europeanism	Silesian autonomist party that seeks to restore the interwar Silesian autonomy. The party is a member of the European Free Alliance and formed an electoral alliance with the Civic Platform.
		Silesian Regional Party Śląska Partia Regionalna	ŚPR	Rafał Adamus	Silesian regionalism Silesian autonomism	Party associating regionalists from Silesian local organizations. The most important of them is the Silesian Autonomy Movement. Affiliated with EFA.
		Silesians Together Ślonzoki Razem	ŚR	Leon Swaczyna	Linguistic separatism Silesian separatism	A Silesian regional party founded in 2017, based on the concept of working together with the German minority in Silesia. The party believes that the Silesian nation and culture are completely separate from the Polish nation, and many of the party's members hold separatist views.

Parties difficult to define/regional

Logo		Party		Leader	Ideology	Comments
		Civic Initiative Inicjatywa Obywatelska	IO	Adam Morawiec	Silesian localism Communitarianism	Local party from the Tarnowskie Góry County that cooperates with the Civic Platform. The party promotes local interests and advocates for the recognition of Silesian as an official regional language.
		Common Powiat Wspólny Powiat	WP	Zygmunt Worsa	Silesian localism Pro-Europeanism	Local party from the Świdnica County, mistakenly called Active Local Politicians (Polish: Aktywni Samorządowcy). The party is allied with the Civic Platform and the Democratic Left Alliance. Common Powiat is pro-European and actively promotes extensive development and investment projects.
		Community Wspólnota	WSP	Andrzej Anusz	Christian democracy Familialism	Party founded by former MP Andrzej Anusz, who belonged to parties from all sides of the political spectrum.
		Development Party Partia Rozwoju	PR	Arnold Buzdygan	Classical liberalism Secularism	Party created by businessman and user of Polish Usenet Arnold Buzdygan. It does not carry out any activities.
		First Self-Governance League Liga Samorządowa Pierwsza	LSP	Ryszard Ziobro	Silesian localism Decentralisation	Local party from the Pszczyna County allied with the Polish Socialist Party. The party wants to decentralise Polish administration and greatly empower local governments, and summarised its program by stating: "Silesia - regional and aware of its national and cultural identity. Poland - regional, not centralised".
		I've Had Enough 2023 Mam Dość 2023	Mam Dość	Marianna Schreiber	Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism	Party announced in 2022 by Marianna Schreiber, wife of Łukasz Schreiber.
		Patriotic Party of Poland and the Polish Diaspora Stronnictwo Patriotyczne Polski i Polonii	SPPiP	Zenon Miller	Polish minority interests	Political party which associates Poles living abroad.
		Slavic Union Związek Słowiański	ZS	Zbigniew Adamczyk	Economic nationalism Russophilia Anti-Americanism	Minor party founded in 2006 that wants to reorient Polish foreign policy - it advocates for leaving the EU and pursuing closer relations with Russia and Belarus instead.

Historical parties

Important defunct parties after 1989

Party				Leader	Ideology	European affiliation	Founded	Dissolved	Comments
		Solidarity Citizens' Committee Komitet Obywatelski "Solidarność"	KO "S"	Bronisław Geremek	Big tent Anti-communism Liberal democracy		1989	1991	Initially a semi-legal political organisation of the democratic opposition in Communist Poland. In the partially-free 1989 election KO "S" won all 161 seats available in the Sejm, and 99 out of 100 seats in the senate. On 25 August 1989, the new "Contract Sejm" elected its candidate Tadeusz Mazowiecki as Prime Minister, making him the first ever non-Communist head of government east of the Iron Curtain. Shortly afterwards, the Committee broke up into several smaller parties.
		Christian National Union Zjednoczenie Chrześcijańsko-Narodowe	ZChN	Wiesław Chrzanowski	National Catholicism National conservatism Christian democracy		1989	2010	Party formed by Catholic politicians of KO "S". In 1991 election it took 3rd place, winning 8.74% and introducing 49 MPs. ZChN was a member of two government coalitions. In 1993 the party did not cross electoral threshold and in 1997 it became member of AWS. In 2001 most of ZChN activists joined LPR or PiS. Party lost its former significance.
		Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland Socjaldemokracja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej	SdRP	Aleksander Kwaśniewski	Social democracy Third Way Progressivism	SI	1990	1999	Party was formed after the dissolution of communist PZPR. In 1991 it created the left-wing SLD coalition. In the election held this year it won 11.99% of the votes, taking second place. Two years later SLD won election and in 1995 Aleksander Kwaśniewski became president. In 1997 the party lost power. In 1999 SdRP co-founded a unified party SLD and dissolved itself.
		Party of Regions Partia Regionów	PR	Bolesław Borysiuk	Agrarianism Socialism Regionalism		2007	2017	Party that seceded from Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland following its electoral down in the 2007 elections. The party strongly supported regionalism, intending to revive local and regional traditions and patriotism. The party envisioned a decentralised Poland full of "regional, small homelands". PR cooperated with left-wing parties such as the Democratic Left Alliance and the Polish Socialist Party. The party won 38 councillor seats in the 2010 Polish local elections, but never entered the national Sejm. The party was deregistered in early 2017.
		Centre Agreement Porozumienie Centrum	PC	Jarosław Kaczyński	Anti-communism Centrism Christian democracy	EDU	1990	2001	Party founded in 1990, demanded a break with previous policy of the government of Tadeusz Mazowiecki, who was accused of leaving the remains of communism too slowly. PC candidate Lech Wałęsa won the presidential election, but later on he got into conflict with the party. In 1991, PC received 8.71% of the votes, introducing 44 MPs, but in 1993 only 4.42% (below the electoral threshold). In 1997 party started from AWS and ROP lists, introducing 15 MPs. In 2001 PC was transformed into the currently ruling PiS.
		Citizens' Movement for Democratic Action Ruch Obywatelski Akcja Demokratyczna	ROAD	Władysław Frasyniuk	Market socialism Social conservatism		1990	1991	Party was founded in response to creation of PC by Jarosław Kaczyński. In 1990 presidential election it supported candidacy of Tadeusz Mazowiecki, who took 3rd place. In 1991, ROAD merged with FPD and established the UD.
		Forum of the Democratic Right Forum Prawicy Democratycznej	FPD	Aleksander Hall	Conservative liberalism Liberal conservatism Christian democracy		1990	1991	Party formed by moderate right-wing politicians of KO "S". In 1991 it merged with ROAD to form UD.
		Polish Social Democratic Union Polska Unia Socjaldemokratyczna	PUS	Tadeusz Fiszbach	Social democracy Social patriotism Welfare state		1990	1991	Along with SdRP, PUS was one of successor parties of communist PZPR. The party itself was succeeded by currently existing UP.
		Liberal Democratic Congress Kongres Liberalno-Demokratyczny	KLD	Donald Tusk	Economic liberalism Neoliberalism Conservative liberalism	EDU	1990	1994	Party originated from Gdańsk Social-Economic Society "Congress of Liberals". In 1991 elections KLD won 7.49% of votes and 37 seats in the Sejm. In 1993 it did not reach electoral threshold and a year later merged with UD to form UW.
		Polish Beer-Lovers' Party Polska Partia Przyjaciół Piwa	PPPP	Janusz Rewiński	Political satire Beerism Anti-alcoholism		1990	1993	Party founded by popular satirists. Originally, its goal was to promote cultural beer-drinking in English-style pubs instead of vodka and thus fight alcoholism. In 1991 election PPPP won 16 seats in the Sejm capturing 2.97% of the vote. Party soon split into Large Beer and Small Beer factions. Eventually PPPP was dissolved in 1993.
		Party X Partia X	X	Stanisław Tymiński	Populism Anti-establishment Syncretic politics		1990	1999	Party was established by businessman Stanisław Tymiński who took 2nd place in 1990 presidential election. In 1991 parliamentary elections it received 0.47% of the vote, winning three seats in the Sejm. Despite increasing its vote share in the 1993 election to 2.74%, it failed to win a seat, following introduction of a 5% electoral threshold. Party failed to collect enough signatures for Tymiński to run in the 1995 presidential elections.
		Democratic Union Unia Demokratyczna	UD	Tadeusz Mazowiecki	Liberalism Social liberalism Christian democracy		1991	1994	Party was founded by Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki as a merger of ROAD and FPD. It won election this year with 12.32% of the vote and 62 MPs. A year later conservative faction left party. In 1993 election UD took 3rd place (10.59% of votes and 74 MPs) and a year later merged with KLD to form UW.
		Peasants' Agreement Porozumienie Ludowe	PL	Gabriel Janowski	Agrarianism Conservatism Christian democracy		1991	1999	In 1991 parliamentary election party received 5.5% of the vote, winning 28 seats in the Sejm. It joined the coalition governments headed by Jan Olszewski and Hanna Suchocka. Due to several splits and internal disagreements, 1993 elections saw the party's vote share fall to 2.4%. As it had failed to pass the 5% electoral threshold, it lost all its parliamentary representation. In 1997 PL joined AWS.
		Movement for the Republic Ruch dla Rzeczypospolitej	RdR	Jan Olszewski	Anti-communism National conservatism Paternalistic conservatism		1992	1999	Party founded by overthrown former Prime Minister Jan Olszewski and a group of radically anti-communist MPs who demanded full lustration. In 1993 elections, RdR obtained 2.7% of the votes and did not cross electoral threshold. Two years later Olszewski took 4th place in presidential election. In 1995, the most important RdR politicians founded ROP, while the rest of party joined AWS.
		Social Alliance Przymierze Społeczne	PS	Marek Pol Jarosław Kalinowski Andrzej Lepper	Anti-austerity Anti-neoliberalism Agrarian socialism Social democracy		1998	2001	Political coalition composed of agrarian and left-wing parties - Polish People's Party, Labour Union, National Party of Retirees and Pensioners, Samoobrona RP and Alliance of Democrats created for the 1998 Polish local elections. It presented itself as 'independent left' that aspired to break the anti-communist and post-communist dichotomy in Polish politics, while also protesting neoliberal and capitalist reforms carried out through Balcerowicz Plan. While short-lived, the coalition successfully emerged as the "third power" in the 1998 election and is credited with breaking the SLD-AWD two-party duopoly.
		Patriotic Self-Defence Samoobrona Patriotyczna	SP	Marian Frądczyk	National agrarianism Economic nationalism Social Catholicism		2006	2013	Political party that broke away from Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland in 2006. The party represented marginalized right-wing and nationalist wings of the party that were alienated as Self-Defence reaffirmed its far-left political position. The party tried to claim a part of Self-Defence electorate in 2007 election, but it was only registered in a single district and won 0.02% of the national vote. It disbanded in 2013.
		Self-Defence of the Polish Nation Samoobrona Narodu Polskiego	SNP	Tadeusz Mazanek	National agrarianism National Catholicism Anti-capitalism		2003	2023	Right-wing nationalist party that was founded as a dissident faction of Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland in 2003, before registering as a separate party in 2005. The party marked the beginning of further splinters within Samoobrona that were to follow. It was struck off the ballot in 2006 for being too similar to the original Samoobrona party, and renamed itself to "Defence of the Polish Nation" in response. It continued to participate in Polish elections as a perennial candidate until 2018. It became inactive in 2019 and dissolved in 2023.
		Self-Defence Social Movement Samoobrona Ruch Społeczny	SRS	Sławomir Izdebski	Agrarian socialism Laborism Left-wing nationalism		2006	2007	Agrarian and trade-unionist wing of Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland that split from the party in 2006 and became an independent movement. Social Movement actively organized rural trade unions and was known for its social justice actions such as blocking evictions. It tried to challenge Self-Defence in 2006 local elections, but it was not allowed on the count of its name, logo and abbreviation being too similar to Self-Defence. It disbanded to join Self-Defence Rebirth in 2007.
		Nonpartisan Bloc for Support of Reforms Bezpartyjny Blok Wspierania Reform	BBWR	Andrzej Olechowski	Christian democracy Populism Pro-Wałęsa politics		1993	1997	Party affiliated with President Lech Wałęsa. It was founded to continue the traditions of Józef Piłsudski's pre-war Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government (Bezpartyjny Blok Współpracy z Rządem), which likewise had been known by the same initials, BBWR. In 1997 became part of AWS.
		Freedom Union Unia Wolności	UW	Bronisław Geremek	Liberalism Social liberalism Economic liberalism	ALDE	1994	2005	Party was founded out of merger of UD and KLD. In 1997 election UW got 13.37% of the votes and 60 seats. It joined government coalition with AWS. In 2001 some members of UW decided to create new party PO, which got 12.68% of the votes and 65 seats in general elections whilst UW failed to cross the 5% threshold required to gain entry to the lower house of Parliament, receiving only 3.10%. Surprisingly, party managed to cross the required 5% threshold in 2004 European Parliament election, receiving 7.33% of votes and 4 seats. In 2005 UW was transformed into PD.
		Movement for Reconstruction of Poland Ruch Odbudowy Polski	ROP	Jan Olszewski	National conservatism Paternalistic conservatism Social conservatism		1995	2012	Party was established after 1995 presidential election, which ended with an unexpectedly good result for Jan Olszewski (4th place, 6.86% of votes). Despite formation of AWS, which integrated almost all centre-right and right-wing parties, ROP, encouraged by the high support in polls, decided to stay outside the federation. Eventually, in 1997 election party received 5.56% of support and introduced only 6 MPs (including Jarosław Kaczyński - Chairman of PC, whose other members ran from AWS lists). In 2001 party participated in election on LPR lists and in following years lost its significance.
		Solidarity Electoral Action Akcja Wyborcza Solidarność	AWS	Marian Krzaklewski	Solidarism Christian democracy Social conservatism		1996	2001	Formation of party was connected with integration of post-Solidarity parties into a broad electoral block. AWS won 1997 parliamentary election gaining 33.83% of votes and 201 seats. It formed a coalition with UW, which collapsed in 2000. Chairman Marian Krzaklewski became AWS candidate in 2000 presidential election. His candidacy did not arouse general consensus - some activists were largely in favour of independent Andrzej Olechowski. Krzaklewski won 15.57% of votes, finishing third. In 2001 liberal wing left AWS and joined new party PO, created by a part of former UW politicians. Trade union NSZZ "Solidarity" decided not to participate in political structures anymore. Activists associated with the Kaczyński brothers created another new party - PiS. Christian-national wing joined LPR. As a result of parliamentary election in 2001, AWS failed to cross the 8% threshold required to gain entry to the Sejm as coalition, receiving only 5.60% of votes. Shortly afterwards, federation ceased to exist.
		Conservative People's Party Stronnictwo Konserwatywno-Ludowe	SKL	Jan Rokita	Liberal conservatism Christian democracy Agrarianism		1997	2014	Creation of party was result of merger of several small, moderately conservative parties. It was also joined by some former UW MPs. It quickly joined AWS. In 2001 party participated in elections by running from PO lists. The most important politicians (including future President Bronisław Komorowski) joined PO and SKL became marginal. In 2014 party joined Agreement.
		National-Catholic Movement Ruch Katolicko-Narodowy	RKN	Małgorzata Romanowicz	National Catholicism National conservatism Political Catholicism		1997	2023	Created in 1997 by politician Antoni Macierewicz. He left it in 2012.
		Polish Labour Party Polska Partia Pracy	PPP	Bogusław Ziętek	Marxism Trotskyism Anti-capitalism	EACL	2001	2017	Small party of the extreme left. Despite lack of electoral successes, it managed to run in elections many times and gain recognition.
		Feminist Initiative Inicjatywa Feministyczna	IF	Iwona Piątek Elżbieta Jachlewska Katarzyna Kądziela	Feminism Women's rights Social progressivism		2007	2020	Party was registered in 2007 and was known as "Women's Party" (Partia Kobiet) until 2016. On 21 October 2007 National Assembly election, it won 0.28% of the popular vote and no seats in the Sejm or the Senate.
		Democratic Party – democrats.pl Partia Demokratyczna – demokraci.pl	PD	Władysław Frasyniuk	Liberalism Social liberalism Progressivism	ALDE	2005	2016	Party was supposed to become an extension of UW by politicians coming from the left, social democratic Prime Minister Marek Belka was one of its founders. Some notable politicians did not join the new party. In 2005 parliamentary election PD did not reach the electoral threshold, obtaining the result of 2.45% of votes. In the following years, party unsuccessfully joined several centre-left electoral coalitions. In 2016 PD was renamed to UED. 4 MPs of PO joined new party.
		Poland Comes First Polska Jest Najważniejsza	PJN	Paweł Kowal	Conservative liberalism Liberal conservatism Christian democracy	ACRE	2010	2013	Party was founded by liberal wing of PiS, which did not agree with its economic policy. In 2011 parliamentary election PJN received 2.19% of the votes, which did not allow it to obtain seats in the Sejm. In 2013 party joined Agreement.
		Your Movement Twój Ruch	TR	Janusz Palikot	Progressivism Social liberalism Anti-clericalism		2011	2023	Founded by Janusz Palikot, a former Civic Platform MP, in 2010, as Palikot's Movement. It adopted its current name in 2013. In 2011 parliamentary election, party received 10% of the vote and won 40 seats in the Sejm, making it the third party behind Civic Platform and Law and Justice, one of the best debut performances for a party since the end of communism. In 2015 parliamentary election United Left list was led by Your Movement's Barbara Nowacka and received only 7.6% of the vote, below the 8% threshold, leaving TR without parliamentary representation.
		Now! Teraz!	Teraz!	Ryszard Petru	Liberalism Economic liberalism Pro-Europeanism	ALDE	2018	2019	Party founded by Ryszard Petru after leaving .Nowoczesna party. Turned out to be ephemeral and quickly dissolved.
		Free and Solidary Wolni i Solidarni	WiS	Kornel Morawiecki	Solidarism State interventionism Anti-communism		2016	2020	Party formed by Kornel Morawiecki, former Senior Marshal of the Sejm. MPs of the party were elected from the lists of Kukiz'15. Formerly declared support for Prime Minister Beata Szydło and her government, but later moved into opposition to the government of Mateusz Morawiecki. WiS lost all seats in 2019.
		Party of Drivers Partia Kierowców	PK	Lech Kędzierski	Drivers' rights Anti-bureaucratism		2019	2022	Created in 2019 and dissolved in 2022. Member of Confederation.
		Social Justice Movement Ruch Sprawiedliwości Społecznej	RSS	Piotr Ikonowicz	Socialism Anti-capitalism Communism		2014	2023	Founded in 2014 by social activist Piotr Ikonowicz based on his Social Justice Chancellery. Before the presidential elections in 2015, RSS supported candidate of The Greens Anna Grodzka, who did not collect the required number of signatures.
		Spring Wiosna	—	Robert Biedroń	Social liberalism Social democracy	S&D	2019	2021	Registered a political party in 2018, proclamed in 2019. Formed by Robert Biedroń, former Słupsk mayor. Won 3 seats in European Parliament election in 2019. Formed The Left electoral alliance at the 2019 election. Merged into New Left party in 2021. Remains a faction within the NL.
		Democratic Left Alliance Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej	SLD	Aleksander Kwaśniewski (founder), Leszek Miller (first), Włodzimierz Czarzasty (last)	Social democracy	S&D	1999	2021	Founded as an electoral alliance around SdRP at the 1991 election by Aleksander Kwaśniewski. Formed a coalition government together with PSL after 1993 election. Registered a political party in 1999 under leadership of Leszek Miller. After 2001 election formed SLD-UP coalition government. Under leadership of Włodzimierz Czarzasty formed The Left electoral alliance together with Spring and Left Together at the 2019 election. In 2021 absorbed the Spring party and later rebranded as New Left. Remains a faction within the NL.
		Direct Democracy Demokracja Bezpośrednia	DB	Marzena Petykiewicz	Direct democracy E-democracy Progressivism Populism		2012	2022	DB's creation was inspired by the 2012 protests against ACTA. In the elections to the European Parliament in 2014, DB set up its own committee, which received 0.23% of the votes. In the 2015 presidential election, DB's candidate was Paweł Tanajno, who took the last place with 0.2% of votes. In the parliamentary elections in 2015, five DB activists (including Tanajno) entered the Sejm from lists of the Kukiz'15. None of them received a mandate. Dissolved in 2022.
		Christian Democracy of the 3rd Polish Republic Chrześcijańska Demokracja III Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej	ChDRP	Lech Wałęsa	Christian democracy Social conservatism Social market economy		1997	2023	Founded in 1997 by former president Lech Wałęsa. It took the German CDU as a role model. In 2000 Wałęsa ran in the presidential election, receiving 1.01% of votes (he took 7th place out of 12 candidates). After being de-registered in 2004, the party resumed its activity in 2015 but never gained sufficient traction and it was de-registered again in 2023.
		Confederation of Independent Poland Konfederacja Polski Niepodległej	KPN	Władysław Borowiec	Polish nationalism Sanationism Anti-communism Syncretic politics		1979	2018	Founded in 1979 by Leszek Moczulski and others declaring support for the pre-war traditions of Sanacja and Józef Piłsudski. It was the first independent political party that was publicly proclaimed in the Eastern Bloc. After the fall of communism, Leszek Moczulski got only 2.5% of votes in 1990 presidential election. In 1991 parliamentary election the party got 7.5% of the vote, while in the 1993 parliamentary election it received 5.7%. It was de-registered on 12 January 2018.
		Defence of the Polish Nation Obrona Narodu Polskiego	ONP	Tadeusz Mazanek	Agrarianism National conservatism National Catholicism		2003	2023	Originally registered in 2005 as a Self-Defence of the Polish Nation (it operated under this name for a year). It was founded by nationalist splitters from Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland. The party did not participate in any elections after 2019 and stopped submitting financial reports to Polish courts aftwerwards. The party was then formally deregistered and dissolved in February 2023.
		National League Liga Narodowa	LN	Zbigniew Lipiński	National democracy National conservatism Souverainism		2007	2021	Originally registered in 2007 as a National People's Movement (and operated under this name until 2013). It was founded mainly by former activists of League of Polish Families and Self-Defence. As RLN it had agrarian-nationalist character, while as LN it refers only to national democracy. The party was deregistered in 2023 for failing to submit financial statements for 2021.
		Silesian Separatist Movement Śląski Ruch Separatystyczny	ŚRS	Dariusz Jerczyński	Silesian separatism Social democracy		2007	2010	A minor party founded in 2007 whose main goal is "national and territorial separation of Silesia and the sanctioning of Silesian nationality". The party claims to continue the legacy of Silesian autonomist Józef Kożdoń, who in 1910 wrote: "We do not know Polish patriotism, we do not know the Polish homeland. Silesia does not long for mother Poland".

Defunct parties of People's Republic of Poland

Party				Leader	Ideology	European affiliation	Founded	Dissolved	Comments
		Polish United Workers' Party Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza	PZPR	Bolesław Bierut (first)	Communism Marxism-Leninism	Cominform	1948	1990	PZPR was established at unification congress of PPR and PPS during meetings in 1948. Unification was possible because PPS activists who opposed it had been forced out of party. PZPR ruled Poland in the years until 1989. During semi-free election this year communists won 65% of seats in the Sejm, though seats won were guaranteed and PZPR was unable to gain a majority, while 99 out of 100 seats in Senate freely contested were won by Solidarity-backed candidates. Jaruzelski won presidential ballot by one vote. In 1990 PZPR was renamed to SdRP.
		United People's Party Zjednoczone Stronnictwo Ludowe	ZSL	Władysław Kowalski (first)	Agrarian socialism Peasant movement		1949	1989	Party was formed from the merger of communist SL with remnants of the independent PSL of Stanisław Mikołajczyk. ZSL became – as intended from its beginning – a satellite party of PZPR, representing it in rural areas. In 1989 after victory of Solidarity in legislative elections together with PZPR's other satellite party, SD, ZSL decided to support opposition. At party congress ZSL merged with anti-communist PSL in exile, forming today's PSL. SD exists until now.

Defunct and historical political parties in the Second Polish Republic, 1918–1939

• Agudath Israel
• Bloc of National Minorities – Blok Mniejszosci Narodowych
• General Jewish Labour Bund in Poland
• Camp of National Unity – Obóz Zjednoczenia Narodowego, OZN ("Ozon", continuation of BBWR, nationalist)
• Centrolew, "Center-Left" – coalition of parties.
• Chjeno-Piast – coalition of that included the Polish People's Party "Piast" and Christian Association of National Unity
• Christian Democracy – Labor Party – Chrześcijańska Demokracja (ChD)
• Communist Party of Poland – Komunistyczna Partia Polski, KPP – (communist, illegal)
• Folkspartei – Jewish People's Party ('Folkists')
• German Socialist Labour Party of Poland – (German: Deutsche Sozialistische Arbeitspartei Polens, abbreviated DSAP, Polish: Niemiecka Socjalistyczna Partia Pracy w Polsce)
• Labor Party – Stronnictwo Pracy, SP
• National Democracy – Narodowa Demokracja, ND ("Endecja") (nationalist)
  • Popular National Union – Związek Ludowo-Narodowy, ZLN
  • National Party – Stronnictwo Narodowe, SN
• National Radical Camp – Obóz Narodowo-Radykalny, ONR (extreme-right)
  • National Radical Camp ABC
  • National Radical Camp Falanga – Obóz Narodowo-Radykalny Falanga or Falanga
• National Workers' Party – Narodowa Partia Robotnicza, NPR
• Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government – Bezpartyjny Blok Współpracy z Rządem, BBWR (organization of Sanacja)
• Peasant Party – Stronnictwo Chłopskie, SCh
• People's Party – Stronnictwo Ludowe, SL
• Polish People's Party – Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, PSL (agrarian, liberal conservative)
  • Polish People's Party "Piast" – Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe "Piast", PSL "Piast" (agrarian, conservative)
  • Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie" – Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe "Wyzwolenie", PSL "Wyzwolenie" (agrarian socialism, secularism)
  • Polish People's Party "Left" – Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe "Lewica", PSL "Lewica" (agrarian socialism, anti-clericalism)
• Polish Socialist Party – Polska Partia Socjalistyczna, PPS (socialist)
  • Polish Socialist Party – Revolutionary Faction – Polska Partia Socjalistyczna – Frakcja Rewolucyjna
  • Polish Socialist Party – Left – Polska Partia Socjalistyczna – Lewica
• Sanation – Sanacja (meant to "restore health" to the body politic: authoritarian, centrist)
• Ukrainian National Democratic Alliance – (UNDO) (Ukrainian: Українське національно-демократичне об'єднання, УНДО, Ukrayin'ske Natsional'no-Demokratichne Obyednannia, Polish: Ukraińskie Zjednoczenie Narodowo-Demokratyczne)
• Związek Chłopski ZCh (Polish Wikipedia article)

Defunct and historical parties Political parties before 1918

• Polish Social Democratic Party – Polska Partia Socjaldemokratyczna (1890-1919)
• Polish Socialist Party – Polska Partia Socjalistyczna (1892-1948)
• Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania – Socjaldemokracja Krolestwa Polskiego i Litwy (1893-1918)
• Polish Socialist Party of the Prussian Partition – Polska Partia Socjalistyczna Zaboru Pruskiego (1893-1919)
• Polish Socialist Party – Revolutionary Faction – Polska Partia Socjalistyczna - Frakcja Rewolucyjna (1893-1918)
• National-Democratic Party – Stronnictwo Narodowo-Demokratyczne (1897-1919)
• National Workers' Union – Narodowy Związek Robotników (1905-1920)
• Polish Socialist Party – Left – Polska Partia Socjalistyczna - Lewica (1906-1918)
• Christian Democratic Party – Stronnictwo Chrześcijańskiej Demokracji (1919-1937)
• Polish Socialist-Democratic Party of Galicia and Cieszyn Silesia – Polska Partia Socjalno-Demokratyczna Galicji i Śląska Cieszyńskiego
• Progressive-Democratic Union – Związek Postępowo-Demokratyczny
• Real Politics Party – Stronnictwo Polityki Realnej
• Polish People's Party – Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe
• National Workers' Faction – Narodowe Stronnictwo Robotników
• Peasantry Union – Związek Stronnictwa Chłopskiego
• Popular Christian Party – Stronnictwo Chrześcijańsko-Ludowe
• Polish Popular Centre – Polskie Centrum Ludowe

Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth

• Patriotic Party
• Hetmans' Party
• Familia party

See also

• Politics of Poland
• List of political parties by country
• List of politicians in Poland

Further reading

• Dariusz Cecuda, Leksykon Opozycji Politycznej 1976-1989, BIS Trust, Warszawa 1989
• Małgorzata Dehnel-Szyc, Jadwiga Stachura, Gry polityczne. Orientacje na dziś, Oficyna Wydawnicza Volument, Warszawa 1991
• Piotr Frączak (e.d), Gorączka czasu przełomu. Dokumenty ugrupowań radykalnych 1989-1990, Instytut Studiów Politycznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek, Warszawa 1984
• Inka Słodkowska (ed.), Programy partii i ugrupowań parlamentarnych 1989-1991' vol. 1–2, Instytut Studiów Politycznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Warszawa 1995