Confederation of the Polish Crown

The Confederation of the Polish Crown (Polish: Konfederacja Korony Polskiej, KKP), often shortened to The Crown (Korona), is a monarchist and far-right[3] political party in Poland. It is led by Grzegorz Braun.[4]

Confederation of the Polish Crown
Konfederacja Korony Polskiej
ChairmanGrzegorz Braun
Vice-chairmanRoman Fritz
General SecretaryWłodzimierz Skalik
Founded7 September 2019
HeadquartersCzęstochowa
Ideology
Political positionFar-right[3]
ReligionCatholicism
National affiliationConfederation Liberty and Independence
Colors
  •   Gold
  •   Red
Slogan"Ad maiorem Dei gloriam"
("For the greater glory of God")
Sejm
4 / 460
Senate
0 / 100
European Parliament
0 / 51
Regional assemblies
0 / 552
Website
konfederacjakoronypolskiej.pl

It has been described as nationalist and traditionalist,[5] and the party advocates for monarchism.[6] The party's goals are to "fight for the good of Poland, secure the sovereignty of the Polish State, defend Poland's Catholic faith, ensure that Polish families are prosperous, and help shape social life based on the principles of Latin civilization."[7]

Since its formation, the party has been in a coalition with New Hope and the National Movement called Confederation.[8] Party leader Grzegorz Braun became the party's first member of the Sejm during the 2019 Polish parliamentary election.[9]

Braun was a candidate in the 2020 Confederation presidential primary.[10] He lost to Krzysztof Bosak during the final round of voting and then immediately endorsed his candidacy.[11]

Braun has been described as a far-right politician[12][13] and an anti-vaccination activist.[14]

Braun is often accused of pro-Russian rhetoric.[2] In June, Braun and few other members of the party co-signed a pro-Russian declaration stating that the war in Ukraine is a consequence of NATO enlargement, as well as Ukrainian language laws that "discriminated against the Russian minority". The party called for an end to the war through the conclusion of a "compromise between Russia and Ukraine".[1] Then in September 2022, Braun participated in an anti-Ukrainian protest, in which he made the following statement: "Stop the Ukrainianisation of Poland. Stop the de-Polonisation of Poland. It is about making Poland Polish". This statement was later aired by the state-owned Russian television channel Russia-1. In response to backlash, the party doubled down on Braun's statement — Jacek Ćwięka, the personal assistant of Grzegorz Braun, stated: "And this is the success of our action, which the leftists and liberals can only envy us! There is nothing else left for them".[15]

Election results

Sejm
Election Leader Votes % Seats Change Government
2019 Grzegorz Braun 1,256,953 6.8% (#5)
1 / 460
 New Opposition
As part of Confederation, which won 11 seats in total.
2023 1,547,364 7.2% (#5)
4 / 460
 Increase 3 TBA
As part of Confederation, which won 18 seats in total.

Presidential
Election year Candidate 1st round 2nd round
# of overall votes  % of overall vote # of overall votes  % of overall vote
2020 Supported Krzysztof Bosak 1,317,380 6.78 (#4)

See also

References
  1. Anna Mierzyńska (26 June 2022). "Poseł polskiego Sejmu promuje w Warszawie prorosyjskie oświadczenie obwiniające Ukrainę i NATO". oko.press (in Polish).
  2. Wiktor Ferfecki (16 August 2022). "Dlaczego dochodzi do czystek w partii Grzegorza Brauna?". rp.pl (in Polish).
  3. Anna Mierzyńska (11 September 2020). "Nosisz maseczkę? "Jesteś jak potulny Żyd w 1939". Skrajna prawica organizuje bunt przeciwko pandemii". oko.press (in Polish). Polska skrajna prawica, zwłaszcza ugrupowanie Brauna Konfederacja Korony Polskiej (będąca częścią Konfederacji), buduje właśnie swój polityczny kapitał na negatywnych emocjach społecznych, związanych z epidemią koronawirusa: lękach, frustracji, zmęczeniu, braku poczucia bezpieczeństwa. [The Polish far right, especially Braun's party Confederation of the Polish Crown (which is part of the Confederation), is precisely building its political capital on the negative social emotions associated with the coronavirus epidemic: fears, frustration, fatigue, insecurity.]
  4. "Konfederacja Korony Polskiej – oficjalny start partii Grzegorza Brauna". PCH24.pl. 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  5. Gwiazda, Anna (2021-12-16). "Gender Ideologies and Polish Political Parties". Government and Opposition: 13. doi:10.1017/gov.2021.57. ISSN 0017-257X. S2CID 245314268.
  6. "Why do leaders flout lockdown rules?". UnHerd. 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  7. "Konfederacja Korony Polskiej" (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  8. Rogacin, Kacper (2019-02-27). "Konfederacja KORWiN, Liroy, Braun, Narodowcy. Zaprezentowano nazwę i logo. Znamy szczegóły". Portal I.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  9. "Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2019 r." wybory.gov.pl.
  10. Braun, Grzegorz [@GrzegorzBraun_] (2019-11-18). "Szczęść Boże, zdecydowałem się kandydować w prawyborach @KONFEDERACJA_ na urząd Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej" (Tweet) (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-01-04 – via Twitter.
  11. "Krzysztof Bosak kandydatem Konfederacji na prezydenta Polski, pokonał Grzegorza Brauna | Wiadomości Radio ZET". 18 January 2020.
  12. "Duda taps into anti-vax sentiment ahead of Poland's presidential election". POLITICO. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  13. "Poles protest over Holocaust compo claims". Forbes Advocate. 2019-05-12. Archived from the original on 2021-06-06. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  14. "Są przekonani, że walczą przeciw niewolnictwu i segregacji. Antyszczepionkowcy w Polsce". Oko.press. 4 January 2021.
  15. Magdalena Bojanowska (2 October 2022). "Grzegorz Braun u naczelnej kremlowskiej propagandystki. Rosyjska telewizja wyemitowała wypowiedź posła". gazeta.pl (in Polish).
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