Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland
Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland (SdRP) (Polish: Socjaldemokracja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, SdRP) was a social-democratic political party in Poland created in 1990, shortly after the Revolutions of 1989. The party was the main party of the successor parties to the Polish United Workers Party (PZPR).
Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland Socjaldemokracja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | |
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| Leader | Aleksander Kwaśniewski |
| Founded | 28 January 1990[1] |
| Dissolved | 15 April 1999 |
| Preceded by | Polish United Workers' Party (de facto) |
| Merged into | Democratic Left Alliance |
| Headquarters | Warsaw |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Democratic Left Alliance (1990-99) |
| International affiliation | Socialist International (1996-1999) |
| Colours | Red |
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Among the creators and leading figures of SdRP were the former Polish president Aleksander Kwaśniewski, former speaker of the Sejm Józef Oleksy and former Prime Minister Leszek Miller.
On 15 April 1999, the SdRP was folded into the Democratic Left Alliance.[2]
Election results
Sejm
| Election year | Leader | # of
votes |
% of
vote |
# of
overall seats won |
+/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Aleksander Kwaśniewski | 1,344,820 | 12.0 (#2) | 45 / 460 |
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| As part of the Democratic Left Alliance coalition, which won 60 seats in total. | |||||
| 1993 | Aleksander Kwaśniewski | 2,815,169 | 20.4 (#1) | 76 / 460 |
 31 |
| As part of the Democratic Left Alliance coalition, which won 171 seats in total. | |||||
| 1997 | Leszek Miller | 3,551,224 | 27.1 (#2) | 97 / 460 |
15 |
| As part of the Democratic Left Alliance coalition, which won 164 seats in total. | |||||
References
- Columbus, Frank H. (1998). Central and Eastern Europe in Transition. Nova Publishers. ISBN 9781560725961.
- Eliaeson, Sven (2009-03-26). Building Civil Society and Democracy in New Europe. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781443808965.
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