Polish Labour Party - August 80
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Polish Labour Party - August 80 Polska Partia Pracy – Sierpień 80 | |
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First leader | Daniel Podrzycki (2001-2005) |
Last leader | Bogusław Ziętek (2005-2017) |
Founded | 11 November 2001 |
Dissolved | 24 January 2017 |
Headquarters | ul. Wyzwolenia 18, 00-570 Warsaw |
Ideology | Socialism Anti-capitalism Soft Euroscepticism Marxism |
Political position | Left-wing[1] to far-left[2] |
European affiliation | European Anti-Capitalist Left |
Colours | Red |
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www.partiapracy.pl | |
The Polish Labour Party - August 80 (Polish: Polska Partia Pracy-Sierpień 80, PPP) was a minor left-wing[1] to far-left[2] political party in Poland, describing itself as socialist. It was created on 11 November 2001 as the Alternative – Labour Party (Alternatywa – Partia Pracy) and acquired its new name of Polish Labour Party (Polska Partia Pracy) in 2004, before adding the suffix -August 80 (Sierpień 80) on 20 November 2009. The party was affiliated with the Free Trade Union "August 80" .
Positions
[edit]The party was opposed to privatisation of state assets resulting from the post-communist reforms of the 1990s and supported increased state expenditure. It was opposed to Polish involvement in the European Union and supported increased cooperation with Poland's eastern neighbours, free education and health care, free (state funded) contraception and abortions, recognition of same-sex civil unions, the withdrawal of Polish troops from Iraq, the elimination of conscription and the introduction of a professional military, and the introduction of a 35-hour working week. It opposed the introduction of a flat tax and the introduction of capital punishment. The PPP also advocated a withdrawal from the concordat between the Polish state and the Catholic Church.
History
[edit]The Party's candidate in the 2005 Polish presidential election, Daniel Podrzycki, died in a car accident on September 24, 2005, one day prior to the parliamentary elections. The party achieved 91,266 votes or 0.77% in the 2005 elections,[3] In the 2007 parliamentary elections the party won 0.99% of the popular vote and no seats in the Sejm and the Senate of Poland.
On 14 September 2015, the PPP joined the United Left (ZL) electoral alliance which was formed as a response for the poor performance of the Polish Left[4] in the 2015 presidential election. The alliance received 7.6% of the vote in the 2015 parliamentary election below the 8% electoral threshold leaving it with no parliamentary representation.
See also
[edit]- Polish Communist Party (2002)
- Socialist Alternative (Poland)
- Workers' Democracy (Poland)
- Young Socialists (Poland)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Walecka-Rynduch, Agnieszka (2013). "Some Aspects of Political Public relations Strategy based on the Example of Polish extra-Parliamentary Left-Wing Parties. The First Decade of the 21st Century" (PDF). Przegląd Politologiczny (3): 132–135. ISSN 1426-8876.
- ^ a b Pankowski, Rafał (2010). The Populist Radical Right in Poland: The Patriots. Routledge. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-203-85656-7.
Former members of the KPN have dispersed across the political spectrum: from the League of Polish Families, to Law and Justice and the Civic Platform, to the far-left Polish Labour Party (Polska Partia Pracy, PPP).
- ^ Where Does the Left Come From?. International Viewpoint, 14 January 2006. - Retrieved 1/01/13
- ^ "Do Zjednoczonej Lewicy dołączył nowy koalicjant" (in Polish).
External links
[edit]- Polska Partia Pracy (Official website)
- Where Does the Left Come From?. Interview with Boguslaw Zietek, International Viewpoint, 2006
the Sejm
- United Right (191)
- Law and Justice (165)
- Sovereign Poland (18)
- Renew RP (5)
- Polish Affairs (1)
- Independent (2)*
- Civic Coalition (157)
- Civic Platform (127)
- Modern (6)
- Polish Initiative (4)
- The Greens (3)
- AGROunion (1)
- Yes! For Poland (1)
- Independents (15)**
- The Left (26)
- New Left (19)
- Left Together (7)
- Poland 2050 (33)
- Polish Coalition (32)
- Polish People's Party (28)
- Centre for Poland (3)
- Independent (1)***
- Confederation (18)
- Kukiz'15 (3)
the Senate
- United Right (34)
- Law and Justice (29)
- Sovereign Poland (1)
- Independents (4)
- Civic Coalition (41)
- Civic Platform (36)
- Yes! For Poland (1)
- Independents (4)
- Third Way (Poland) (12)
- Poland 2050 (5)
- Polish People's Party (4)
- Centre for Poland (1)
- Union of European Democrats (1)
- Independent (1)
- The Left (9)
- New Left (5)
- Left Together (2)
- Polish Socialist Party (1)
- Labour Union (1)
- Independents (4)
European Parliament
- Civic Coalition (21)
- Civic Platform (17)
- Polish Initiative (1)
- Independents (3)
- United Right (20)
- Law and Justice (18)
- United Poland (2)
- Confederation (6)
- Confederation (3)
- New Hope (2)
- Confederation of the Polish Crown (1)
- Third Way (3)
- Polish People's Party (2)
- Poland 2050 (1)
- The Left (3)
- New Left (3)
and
political movements
- Polish Coalition
- Confederation
- United Beyond Boundaries
- Better Poland
- Civic Initiative
- Christian Democracy of the Third Polish Republic
- Common Powiat
- Edward Gierek's Economic Revival Movement
- Farmers from the Baltic to the Tatras
- Falanga
- First Self-Governance League
- Freedom and Equality
- Jurassic-Silesian Association European Home
- Kashubian Association
- Labour Party
- League of Polish Families
- National Party of Retirees and Pensioners
- National Radical Camp (1993)*
- National Revival of Poland
- New Democracy - Yes
- Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy
- Organisation of the Polish Nation – Polish League
- Peasants' Party
- Piast Faction
- Polish Left
- Polish Pirate Party
- Polish Party of Animal Protection
- Polish Communist Party
- Real Politics Union
- Right Wing of the Republic
- Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland
- Self-Defence Rebirth
- Silesian Autonomy Movement*
- Silesian Regional Party*
- Silesian Separatist Movement*
- Socialist Alternative
- Social Movement of the Republic of Poland
- Solidarity*
- Slavic Union
- There is One Poland
- Workers' Democracy
- Freedomers
- German Minority****
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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Communist era |
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*: Zbigniew Ajchler
**: Piotr Adamowicz et al.,
***: Marek Biernacki
****: not currently registered as a party
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