The Christian National Union ( pl, Zjednoczenie Chrześcijańsko-Narodowe), abbreviated to ZChN,Maher (2004), p. 3458 was a Polish nationalist political party in Poland. Founded on 15 September 1989, the party traced its tradition to the

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movement, as well as pre-war

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and

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. The party adhered to the

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, advocating

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. From its foundation until 1994, the party was led by

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, who was

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until 1993. The ZChN founded the Alliance for Poland with the

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. The party joined the larger

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, and remained as one of four parties in the organisation when it was reformed in December 2000.Maher (2004), p. 3459 It continued as a mass membership organisation, with 10,000 members in 2004. In 2007, most ZChN politicians joined

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. Today both

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and the

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(RN) claim to be successors of the organization. PiS has most of the support of previous members of the Christian National Union however the RN has adopted most of its policies and declares itself the modern day version of the

movement.

Party presidents

(1989–1994) *

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(1994–1996) *

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(1996–2000) *

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(2000–2002) *

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(2002–2006) *

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(2006–2007) *

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Electoral results

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References

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