United Right (Poland)

Polish right-wing conservative political alliance

United Right

Zjednoczona Prawica

Abbreviation| ZP
Leader| Jarosław Kaczyński
Founders| Jarosław Gowin
Zbigniew Ziobro
Founded| 11 July 2014; 11 years ago (2014-07-11)
Ideology|

* National conservatism[1]
* Social conservatism[1]
* Social patriotism[1]
* Christian democracy[1]
* Right-wing populism[2]

Political position| Centre-right[3] to right-wing[4][A]
European Parliament group| European Conservatives and Reformists
Members| Law and Justice
Renewal of the Republic of Poland
Colours|   Cadet grey
Blue
Red
Sejm|

189 / 460

Senate|

34 / 100

European Parliament|

20 / 53

Regional assemblies|

234 / 552

City Presidents|

4 / 107

Voivodes|

0 / 16

Voivodeship Marshals|

4 / 16

* Politics of Poland
* Political parties
* Elections

* * *

^ A: The alliance is also described as economically left-wing,[5] "economically very left-wing",[6] "right-wing Catholic socialist" and "conservative socialist",[7] or as a mixture of "Christian-Democratic, national-Catholic, patriotic, conservative and socialist beliefs".[8]

The United Right (Polish: Zjednoczona Prawica [zjɛd.nɔˈt͡ʂɔ.na praˈvi.t͡sa], initially Fair Poland, Polish: Sprawiedliwa Polska) refers to a parliamentary group formed by Jarosław Gowin and Zbigniew Ziobro with their respective parties, Poland Together and United Poland. After their cooperation at 2015 Polish parliamentary election with the Law and Justice party, 'United Right' became a media label for the then-ruling right-wing political alliance of Law and Justice with its aforementioned partners in Poland.[9]

## History

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### 2014: Creation

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The alliance was formed in 2014.[10] The alliance initially took the form of a parliamentary club in the Sejm called Just Poland (alternatively translated as Fair Poland; Polish: Sprawiedliwa Polska) formed by politicians of Poland Together and United Poland.[11] They then agreed to co-operate with the Law and Justice party (the Piast Faction were already incorporated with them) and joined Law and Justice's parliamentary club and electoral lists that same year, in time for the 2014 local elections and the 2015 parliamentary elections.[12]

### 2016–2019: Ascent to power

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The alliance was in power from the 2015 elections to their defeat in the 2023 elections. It was opposed by the Civic Coalition, led by Civic Platform, since 2018.[13][14]

Throughout the parliamentary term the coalition expanded its absolute majority by crossers of the floor from Polish People's Party, Civic Platform, Modern and Kukiz'15. A major factor was when in 2017, Poland Together merged with individual centre-right orientated defectors from The Republican Association, Civic Platform, Liberty, Law and Justice, Christian National Union, Polish People's Party and Kukiz'15 to form the Agreement Party centred around the leadership of Jarosław Gowin.[15] In 2018, Free and Solidarity, a splinter group of Kukiz'15, joined the coalition.[16] Its candidate for the 2018 Warsaw election was Patryk Jaki.[17]

### 2019–2023: Internal disputes

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In the 2019 parliamentary election the alliance gained more votes, but due to appearance of the Confederation and The Left in Sejm and cooperation between the Civic Coalition, The Left, and the Polish Coalition in the Senate, it failed to increase its majority in Sejm and even lost their majority in the Senate.

In 2020 and 2021, the alliance has been affected by actions of rebellious MPs. This was in part caused by the results of 2019 parliamentary elections, whereby the Law and Justice representation was reduced to 199 MPs, whilst United Poland and Agreement increased their tallies to 18 MPs each. This led to the notion that it is enough for just some MPs in one of constituent parties (and not the whole party) to rebel and bring down the government. Inter-party rebellion occurred on several occasions, although never managing to dissolve the alliance or bring down the government.

The first such instances were during the preparations to the 2020 presidential election. The Agreement Party did not support the Law and Justice proposal on postal voting in these elections. A second crucial instance was when the near-total abortion ban was drafted, initiated by United Poland, but initially provoking some scepticism in the Law and Justice and the Agreement parties. The third major rift was during the proposed changes to animal rights' which sought to ban animal breeding for fur production and energy policies which proposed speeding up the reduction of coal production and the sudden suspension of the Ostrołęka power plant construction. Law and Justice had proposed the opposite policies in their election manifestos, but due to pressure from the leader of the party, Jarosław Kaczyński, and the European Commission, the policies were changed.[18][19]

#### Major reshuffling and loss of absolute majority in Sejm

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On 20 June 2021, the reactivation of the congress of the Republicans took place, with some Agreement members joining the Republican association and restructuring it into a party. The newly formed party subsequently joined the governing coalition as a full member. In response, the Law and Justice chairman Jarosław Kaczyński made a speech praising the new reformed party.[20]

After Jarosław Gowin's scepticism with the "Polish Deal" proposal (an economic recovery plan for countering the COVID-19 recession in Poland) and media law changes that would have affected a major foreign owned news channel TVN24, Gowin was publicly removed from his position as deputy prime minister, resulting in a realignment of the composition of the coalition.[21] As result, Adam Bielan's "Agreement rebels" new party joined the coalition as replacements. The remaining Kukiz '15 MP's led by Paweł Kukiz declared their support for the ruling coalition by signing a confidence and supply agreement without formally joining the government.[22]

After this, coalition lost its majority in Sejm, which it enjoyed since 2015 parliamentary election.[23] On 3 September 2021, five more former Agreement MPs decided to continue their support of Law and Justice government after the remainder of the party went into opposition, creating the Renew PR political party under the leadership of Marcin Ociepa.[24] The other four MPs were Andrzej Gut-Mostowy, Wojciech Murdzek, Grzegorz Piechowiak and Anna Dąbrowska-Banaszek.[25]

#### Further internal disputes

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In April 2022 it was noted that SP, most notably its leader Zbigniew Ziobro,[26] and PiS were in a major dispute regarding the dissolution of the Supreme Court Disciplinary Chamber and repealing the law concerning the matter, a focal point of an ongoing constitutional crisis.[26]

The proposal was made by the president Andrzej Duda, noting a complete u-turn on the subject.[27] The escalation of the dispute was further noted by accusatory statements between Ziobro and Ryszard Terlecki,[27] leading the former to call the situation a "real pâté" (Polish idiom equivalent of a sticky wicket).[27]

On 22 June 2022, Andrzej Sośnierz was thrown out of the Agreement Party after his parliamentary group "Polish Affairs" (Polish: Polskie Sprawy) signed an agreement with Law and Justice.[28] Sośnierz, along with the leader of the group Agnieszka Ścigaj (who was appointed Minister without portfolio) confirmed their participation in the coalition as independent MPs, with Paweł Szramka leaving the group.[29]

### 2023-present: Loss of power

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After the 2023 parliamentary election, the United Right won a plurality of seats but fell short of a Sejm majority. The opposition, consisting of the Civic Coalition, Third Way, and The Left achieved a combined vote total of 54% and formed a coalition government.[30][31] In the Senate, the opposition electoral alliance Senate Pact 2023 won a plurality of the vote and a majority of seats. Turnout was 74.4%, the highest in contested elections and the highest since the fall of the Polish People's Republic, beating the previous records set in 1989 and 2019.

On 6 November, Duda named Law and Justice's incumbent prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki as his prime ministerial nominee.[32] This move was criticized by the opposition, as no party that would allow PiS to reach a majority agreed to join them for coalition talks.[33] On 13 November, the newly elected Sejm held its first session. Szymon Hołownia, leader of Poland 2050, was elected Marshal of the Sejm, winning over the incumbent Elżbieta Witek of PiS.[34] Later that day, on the first meeting of the Senate, former Marshal of the Sejm Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska of Civic Coalition was elected Marshal of the Senate.[35]

On 11 December, Mateusz Morawiecki's caretaker cabinet lost a vote of no confidence in the Sejm by 190 votes to 266.[36][37] Later that day, the Sejm nominated Donald Tusk for prime minister, who was subsequently confirmed by 248 votes in favour and 201 against.[38] Tusk's cabinet was sworn in at 9:13 CET on 13 December.

Law and Justice has won 2024 local elections and then has lost the European election in the same year.

After the 2023 loss of power the Republicans party was merged into the Law and Justice.[39] After that, talks about potential name changing and unification with Sovereign Poland has begun.[40][41][42][43]

Sovereign Poland merged with Law and Justice on 12 October 2024 during PiS congress in Przysucha,[44] despite concerns from some high-ranking members of both parties.[45][46]

## Ideology and factions

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United Right is generally a right-wing coalition,[47] with centre-right elements (like Renewal of the Republic of Poland and formerly Piast Faction and Agreement parties); it formerly also had far-right factions (focused around Sovereign Poland or politicians as Beata Szydło or Antoni Macierewicz).[48] United Right has been described as dominated by right-wing Law and Justice, which was flanked by two minor parties that acted as factions in the coalition - "the centre-right Agreement and the far-right United Poland".[49] Order of the Centre Agreement is the unofficial name of the most influential, although not the most numerous faction of PiS. Its leader is Jarosław Kaczyński, main members are Joachim Brudziński, Adam Lipiński and Mariusz Błaszczak. It is economically left-wing.[50]

After the 2019 Polish parliamentary election, the party's factions would gradually fade away in favour of complete dominance of Law and Justice. By 2022, Norwegian political scientist Henrik Øverli wrote that "it is widely known that PiS is dominating the alliance through their popularity."[51] There was a fallout between Law and Justice and its minor partners starting from 2017, which led to some parties leaving the coalition. After the 2019 election, the remaining parties largely disbanded due to inactivity and political irrelevance, and merged into Law and Justice. Political scientist Carolin Heilig wrote that by 2023, the United Right "was indeed united".[52] In 2024, United Poland, considered far-right faction, merged with Law and Justice. Political commentators argued that by that time, United Poland had become completely irrelevant; Polityka described it as a "collapsed entity" that no longer played any role in the United Right.[53] It was also noted that after the defeat in the 2023 election, Sovereign Right was also growing increasingly moderate, alinging closer to the centre-right.[54] By the end of 2024, United Right only consisted of two parties alongside numerous independents, and came to be also described as centre-right.[3]

In regards to ideology, United Right was variously described as "Catholic, conservative, and nationalist",[55] "Christian-democratic, national conservative and statist",[56] "Christian-Democratic, social-conservative, patriotic or national-conservative",[1] as well as representing an eclectic ideology based on "Christian-Democratic, national-Catholic, patriotic, conservative and socialist beliefs".[8] It is also described as Eurosceptic, and its electorate is "the most socially conservative, static and eurosceptic among all the parties [of Poland]".[56] It is also considered solidarist,[57] fiscally statist,[58] and paternalistic conservative.[59]

United Right has been described as economically left-wing,[5] and "economically very left wing",[6] given their "several extremely large benefits packages", and the fact that "their claim to be right-wing is based partly on their pro-Church stance, but this has been perceived as political expedience rather than conviction". Flagship economic policies of the United Right including increasing child support (most famously their "500+" program that was then improved into "800+"), extra monthly pensions for pensioners (known as the "13th" and "14th" pensions) as well free medicine for the elderly and the children.[6] Its other policies and proposals included cancelling pension privatization, limiting central bank independence, rolling back increases to the retirement age, liquidating short-term job contracts and fake self-employment, taxing foreign banks and foreign assets, introducing a special tax on "megascores", and converting mortgages denominated in Swiss francs into Polish złoty.[60]

Political scientist Pascal Siemsen argued that the economic program of United Right "would redistribute and be clearly de-commodifying", and thus represent "a classical left-wing" stance on economic issues.[61] United Right has also been described "right-wing Catholic socialist" and "conservative socialist",[7] and political scientists Sabrina Ramet, Kristen Ringdal, and Katarzyna Dośpiał-Borysiak argue that the alliance's economic policies and proposals "amounted to leftist (or, rather, Christian socialist)" position.[60] In 2019, Mateusz Morawiecki who served as the Prime Minister of Poland and leader of the United Right between 2018 and 2023, acknowledged that "socialist working-class thought is deeply rooted in the philosophy of Law and Justice".[62]

Socially, United Right Trepresents the Polish Church's stance on family and sex, including the Church's opposition to abortion, euthanasia, gay rights, same-sex marriages or in-vitro fertilisation. It also stands against ‘genderism’ seen as a threat to the traditional model of family.[63] It assigns a major role to the Catholic Church in building of Polish society, praising it for serving as "a pillar of Polishness". Catholic teaching, together with tradition and patriotism, are seen by the United Right as "mutually interlinked in the construction of the political identity of the nation". The alliance also seeks to maintain the position of the Church role in the public sphere, pledging to maintain the influence of the Catholic Church in education (by maintaining religion classes) and Polish law.[64] It criticizes socially liberal parties for prioritizing the needs of small minorities over Polish families and general population; the former Deputy Minister of Justice of the United Right, Patryk Jaki asserted:

> Poles have a choice. Either they will choose the European Coalition and money for LGBT, or the United Right. If they choose the United Right, then the resources will be directed to the traditional Polish family, to the development of its ability, to the fight against poverty and to the growth of the economic power of the Polish state. […] We will never agree that such principles would be introduced in Poland like in the West, where boys are dressed up as girls.[65]

## Composition

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### Current

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Name  | Years  | Ideology  | Position  | Leader  | MPs | Senators | MEPs | Sejmiks

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| Law and Justice | 2014–  | National conservatism
Right-wing populism | Right-wing | Jarosław Kaczyński |

171 / 460

29 / 100

20 / 53

206 / 552

| Renewal of the Republic of Poland | 2021–  | Conservatism
Pro-Europeanism | Centre-right | Marcin Ociepa |

5 / 460

0 / 100

0 / 52

3 / 552

| Independents | (MPs)  | 2020–  | Moderate conservatism | Centre-right | Collective[a] |

0 / 460

3 / 100

0 / 52

0 / 552

| (President) | 2015-  | Moderate conservatism[66]
Atlanticism[66] | Centre-right[67] | Andrzej Duda |

### Former

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Name  | Years  | Ideology  | Position  | Leader
(at the time) | Reasons for leaving

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| Sovereign Poland | 2014–2024  | Social conservatism
Right-wing populism | Right-wing to far-right[b] | Zbigniew Ziobro | Merged into the Law and Justice
| Piast Faction | 2014-2024  | Agrarianism
Christian democracy | Centre-right | Zdzisław Podkański | Party disbanded after lack of activity[68]
| Poland Together | 2014–2017  | Liberal conservatism | Centre-right | Jarosław Gowin | Merged into new Agreement party[69]
| Right Wing of the Republic | 2015–2017  | Political Catholicism
Conservatism | Right-wing[72] | Marek Jurek | Political disagreement[73][74][75]
| Republican Party  | 2017–2019  | Political Catholicism
Republicanism | Right-wing | Marek Wróbel  | Party disbanded[76]
| Agreement | 2017–2021[77] | Liberal conservatism
Economic liberalism | Centre-right | Jarosław Gowin | Political disagreement[78]
| Free and Solidary | 2018–2019  | Solidarism
Anti-communism | Right-wing | Kornel Morawiecki[c] | Disagreements over electoral lists and foreign policy towards Russia. Party disbanded in 2020[79]
| The Republicans | 2021–2023  | National conservatism | Right-wing | Adam Bielan | Merged into the Law and Justice party[39]
| Kukiz'15 | 2021–2023  | Conservatism
Right-wing populism | Centre-right | Paweł Kukiz | "The desire to abandon party discipline and be independent of PiS"[80]

## Election results

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The difference between Poland A and B is particularly evident in the voting patterns of the two regions. Since circa 2005, when Poland saw a realignment in its political system, residents of Poland "A" have supported the liberal conservative party Civic Platform (PO). Residents of Poland "B" (excluding Warsaw), on the other hand, tend to support the national conservative Law and Justice party (PiS).

United Right's main support (blue). United Right has seen decreased support in the 2023 Polish parliamentary election. It remains the largest single parliamentary group in the Sejm.

### Presidential

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Election  | Candidate  | First round  | Second round  | Result

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
2015 | Andrzej Duda | 5,179,092  | 34.8  | 8,630,627  | 51.6  | Won
2020 | Supported Andrzej Duda | 8,450,513  | 43.5  | 10,440,648  | 51.0  | Won
2025 | Supported Karol Nawrocki | 5,790,804  | 29.5  | 10,606,877  | 50.9  | Won

### Sejm

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Election  | Leader  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | +/–  | Government

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2015 | Jarosław Kaczyński | 5,711,687  | 37.6 (#1)  |

235 / 460

| New  | PiS
2019 | 8,051,935  | 43.6 (#1)  |

235 / 460

|  0  | PiS
2023 | 7,640,854  | 35.4 (#1)  |

194 / 460

| 41  | PiS Minority (2023)
KO–PL2050–KP–NL (2023-present)

### European Parliament

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Election  | Leader  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | +/–  | EP Group

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2019 | Jarosław Kaczyński | 6,192,780  | 45.38 (#1)  |

27 / 51

| New  | ECR
2024 | 4,253,169  | 36.16 (#2)  |

20 / 53

|  7

## See also

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* Fidesz-KDNP
* Law and Justice
* Sovereign Poland

## Notes

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1. ^ Rafał Ambrozik, Grzegorz Bierecki, and Michał Seweryński as senators.
2. ^ With centre-right factions after 2023.[54]
3. ^ Prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki's father.

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Political parties and political associations in Poland

Represented in
the Sejm|

* United Right (190)
* Law and Justice (181)
* Renew RP (6)
* Independent (3)
* Civic Coalition (157)
* Civic Platform (125)
* Modern (10)
* The Greens (3)
* Polish Initiative (2)
* Yes! For Poland (2)
* AGROunion (1)
* Independents (13)
* Poland 2050 (32)
* Polish Coalition (32)
* Polish People's Party (28)
* Centre for Poland (3)
* Independent (1)
* The Left (21)
* New Left (18)
* Independent (3)
* Confederation (16)
* New Hope (8)
* National Movement (7)
* Independent (1)
* Partia Razem (5)
* Free Republicans (4)
* Kukiz'15 (3)
* Freedom and Prosperity (1)
* Confederation of the Polish Crown (2)

Represented in
the Senate|

* United Right (34)
* Law and Justice (30)
* Independents (4)
* Civic Coalition (41)
* Civic Platform (36)
* Yes! For Poland (1)
* Independents (4)
* Third Way (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)
* Polish Socialist Party (1)
* Labour Union (1)
* Independent (2)

Represented in the
European Parliament|

* Civic Coalition (21)
* Civic Platform (17)
* Polish Initiative (1)
* Independents (3)
* United Right (20)
* Law and Justice (20)
* Confederation (5)
* Confederation (3)
* New Hope (2)
* Polish People's Party (2)
* Poland 2050 (1)
* The Left (3)
* New Left (3)
* Confederation of the Polish Crown (1)

Other existing parties
and
political movements|

* Agreement
* Alliance of Democrats
* Better Poland
* The City Is Ours
* Civic Initiative
* Citizens of Lower Silesia
* Common Powiat
* Confederation Liberty and Independence
* All-Polish Youth*
* Union of Christian Families
* Congress of the New Right
* Democratic Left Association
* Edward Gierek's Economic Revival Movement
* Farmers from the Baltic to the Tatras
* Falanga
* First Self-Governance League
* Freedom and Equality
* Front
* Inhabitants' Wola
* Jurassic-Silesian Association European Home
* Kashubian Association
* Labour Party
* League of Polish Families
* Liberal Poland – Entrepreneurs' Strike
* National Party of Retirees and Pensioners
* National Radical Camp (1993)*
* National Revival of Poland
* New Democracy - Yes
* Normal Country
* Nonpartisan Local Government Activists
* OK Poland Local Government Coalition
* Organisation of the Polish Nation – Polish League
* Union of War Veterans
* Prosperity and Peace Movement
* Peasants' Party
* PolExit
* Polish Left
* Polish Pirate Party
* Polish Party of Animal Protection
* Polish Popular-Christian Forum "Patrimony"
* Polish Communist Party
* Real Europe Movement – Europa Christi
* Real Politics Union
* Repair Poland Movement
* Right Wing of the Republic
* Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland
* Self-Defence Rebirth
* Silesian Autonomy Movement
* Silesian Regional Party
* Silesian Separatist Movement*
* Silesians Together
* Social Movement of the Republic of Poland
* Solidarity*
* Slavic Union
* There is One Poland
* United Beyond Boundaries
* Volt Poland
* Working People's Movement
* Workers' Democracy
* German Minority*
* Zmiana*

Defunct parties|

| Polish–Lithuanian
Commonwealth|

* Patriotic Party
* Hetmans' Party
* Familia Party

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Pre-war and
inter-war eras|

* Association of National Parties and Organizations
* Catholic People's Party
* Centrolew
* Communist Party of Poland
* Communist Party of Western Ukraine
* Communist Party of Western Belorussia
* Communist Party of Silesian Land
* Democratic Clubs
* Democratic Party
* Front Morges
* General Jewish Labour Bund
* Labor Party (PP)
* Labour Faction (1937)
* National Democracy
* Christian Union of National Unity
* Camp of Great Poland
* Popular National Union
* National Party
* National Radical Camp
* National Radical Camp (1934)
* National Radical Camp Falanga
* National Radical Camp ABC
* National People's Union
* National Workers' Party
* Peasant Group of Popular Councils
* Peasant Party
* People's Party
* Polish Centre
* Polish-Catholic People's Party
* Polish Catholic Bloc
* Polish Christian Democratic Party
* Polish Nonpartisan Organization
* Polish People's Party "Piast"
* Polish People's Party "Nowe Wyzwolenie"
* Polish People's Party of Wilno Land
* Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie"
* Polish Socialist Party (1892)
* Polish Socialists
* Polish Socialist Party – Freedom, Equality, Independence
* Polish Socialist Party – Left
* Polish Socialist Party of Lithuania and Belarus
* Polish Socialist Party of the Prussian Partition
* Polish Socialist Party – Revolutionary Faction
* Polish Union of Peasant Activists
* Popular Association "Odrodzenie"
* Popular Association "Odrodzenie-Wyzwolenie"
* Popular Councils
* Popular Unity
* Radical Peasant Party
* Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania
* Union of Upper Silesians

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Communist era|

* Communist Party of Poland (Mijal)
* Confederation of Independent Poland
* Front of National Unity
* Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth
* Polish Workers' Party
* Polish United Workers' Party
* United People's Party

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Modern era|

* Ancestral Home
* Alliance for Poland
* Alternative Social Movement
* Agreement for the Future – CenterLeft
* Catholic Electoral Action
* Catholic Electoral Committee "Fatherland"
* Centre Agreement
* Centre Agreement – Integrative Initiative
* Centre Agreement – Polish Union
* Christian Democracy
* Christian Democracy of the Third Polish Republic
* Christian National Union
* Christian-Peasant Party
* Citizens' Movement for Democratic Action
* Coalition for the Republic
* Confederation of Independent Poland
* Conservative People's Party
* Democratic Left Alliance
* Democratic Left Alliance – Labour Union
* Democratic Party – demokraci.pl
* Democratic Party of the Left
* Democratic Union
* Direct Democracy
* Europa Plus
* European Coalition
* Feminist Initiative/Women's Party
* Forward Poland
* Freedom Union
* Initiative for Poland
* Initiative RP
* League and Self-Defense
* League of the Right of the Republic
* Left and Democrats
* Liberal Democratic Congress
* Libertas Poland
* Movement for Reconstruction of Poland
* Movement for the Republic
* Movement for the Republic – Patriotic Camp
* National League
* National Party (1989)
* National Party "Fatherland"
* National Self-Defence Front
* Nonpartisan Bloc for Support of Reforms
* Now!
* Social Alliance
* Patriotic Self-Defence
* Party of Drivers
* Party of Regions
* Party X
* Peasants' Agreement
* People's National Movement
* Piast Faction
* Poland Comes First
* Polish Affairs
* Polish Confederation – Dignity and Work
* Polish Beer-Lovers' Party
* Poland Fair Play
* Polish Family Association
* Polish Union
* Polish Reason of State
* Polish Labour Party - August 80
* Polish National Party
* Reason Party
* Right Alliance
* Self-Defence of the Polish Nation
* Self-Defence Social Movement
* Social Justice Movement
* Solidarity Electoral Action
* Spring
* The Poor of Poland
* Sovereign Poland
* The Republicans
* Third Way
* Third Republic Movement
* United Left
* Wolnościowcy
* Your Movement

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