Now! ( pl, Teraz!) was a short-lived
liberal
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* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
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* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
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political party in Poland. The party was founded on 17 November 2018 by the former
World Bank
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economist
Ryszard Petru
Ryszard Jerzy Petru (born 6 July 1972, in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish politician. He served as an assistant to several members of parliament in the 1990s. He has worked as an economist for the World Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers and several Pol ...
and
Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus
Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus (born 8 February 1972) is a Polish politician. She is a member of the Sejm
The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland ( Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is t ...
as a split from
the Modern party which Petru was also a founder. His partner
Joanna Schmidt
Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from he, יוֹחָנָה, translit=Yôḥānāh, lit=God is gracious. Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, ...
, the vice-president of
ALDE also defected. The party joined the
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on 18 February 2019. The party was dissolved on 4 July 2019.
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