Polish Social Movement Forward, more usually rendered as Forward Poland (''Naprzód Polsko'', NP) was a national-conservative and Eurosceptic political party in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

. It contended the 2009 European Parliament elections under a common banner with Polish People's Party "Piast" (PSL Piast). It was formed mainly by former members of the League of Polish Families (LPR), including its leader Janusz Dobrosz."Naprzód Polsko" – nowa partia związana z Radiem Maryj
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History

The party dated back to the Interim Executive Board made up of

Sylwester Chruszcz Sylwester Arkadiusz Chruszcz (born 22 August 1972, in Głogów) is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Lower Silesian Voivodship and Opole Voivodship with the Naprzód Polsko, part of the Union for Europe ...

(former president of the LPR),

Bogusław Rogalski Bogusław Rogalski (born 11 March 1972 in Maków Mazowiecki) is a far-right Polish politician and the current leader of Union of Christian Families. He graduated in 1997 from the Olsztyn Pedagogical University. As a student, between 1993 and ...

and Jan Szewczak. The inaugural Congress was held on 29 November 2008, the Interim Executive Board was replaced and its constituent declaration drawn up.Informacje na stronie Naprzód Polsko:2030235694
from the Forward Polan
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/ref> Forward Poland originally intended to be part of

Libertas Libertas (Latin for 'liberty' or 'freedom', ) is the Roman goddess and personification of liberty. She became a politicised figure in the Late Republic, featured on coins supporting the populares faction, and later those of the assassins of ...

, the pan-European political organization founded by

Declan Ganley Declan James Ganley (born 23 July 1968) is an English-born Irish entrepreneur, businessman, and political activist. He was the founder and leader of the Irish branch of the Libertas Party. Primarily a telecommunications entrepreneur, Ganley has ...

. Ganley came to Poland on 7 January 2009 to discuss terms with representatives from Forward Poland, PSL Piast and Prawica Rzeczypospolitej (PR).Irlandzki milioner tworzy w Polsce antyeuropejski ruch
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/ref> Ganley insisted that the party used the word "Libertas" but the party politicians were concerned that the non-Polish name would deter voters. The name "Forward Poland - Libertas" (''Naprzód Polsko – Libertas'') was suggested as a compromise. Another Congress took place on 25 January 2009 in Warsaw. The party signed a declaration of cooperation with PSL Piast. Letters of support were received from Krzysztof Wyszkowski, Declan Ganley and Czech President

Václav Klaus Václav Klaus (; born 19 June 1941) is a Czech economist and politician who served as the second president of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013. From July 1992 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in January 1993, he served as the second ...

.Informacje na stronie Naprzód Polsko:174633029
from the Forward Polan
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/ref> Talks were held with representatives from PR, Unia Polityki Realnej (UPR) and Libertas. Talks were also held with representatives from

Radio Maryja Radio Maryja is a religious and political socially conservative Polish radio station. It was founded in Toruń, Poland, on 9 December 1991, by the Redemptorist Tadeusz Rydzyk. The name "Maryja" is a traditional Polish form of the name "Mary" ...

, which NP politicians had connections with from their days in LPR. Forward Poland rejectedSkrajna prawica razem, ale bez Libertas
1 March 2009 fro
rp.pl
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/ref> cooperation with Libertas because Forward Poland felt that Libertas did not reflect their desire for a more independent Poland. However, Forward Poland accepted political cooperation and joint programming with PSL Piast to contend the 2009 European Parliament elections under a common banner ("Naprzód Polsko-Piast"), and formally signed the agreement to that effect on March 1, 2009. Present during the signing of the agreement were representatives from Konfederacja Polski Niepodległej (KPN), Zjednoczenie Chrześcijańsko-Narodowe (ZChN-u), Niezależny Samorządny Związek Zawodowy Rolników Indywidualnych "Solidarność", Związek Zawodowy Rolników "Ojczyzna" and Niezależny Samorządny Związek Zawodowy "Solidarność" 80. On the 19 May 2010 the party was de-registered as a political party and liquidation was concluded by 19 October 2010. Their members joined various different existing right-wing parties.

Structure

Forward Poland in the European institutions

Forward Poland had the following MEPs in the 2004-2009 term of the

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...

Dariusz Grabowski Dariusz Maciej Grabowski (born 28 August 1950 in Warsaw) is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Masovian Voivodship with the League of Polish Families, part of the Union for Europe of the Nations Group and sit ...

* Bogdan Pęk *

* Andrzej Zapałowski They were all elected as members of LPR and all sat in the

Union for Europe of the Nations Union for Europe of the Nations (UEN) was a national–conservative, Eurosceptic political group of the European Parliament active between 1999 and 2009. History UEN was formed on 20 July 1999 for the 5th European Parliament, supplanting the ...

group.

External links

Official site

References

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