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Europe of Freedom and Democracy Europe of Freedom and Democracy (EFD) was a Eurosceptic political group in the European Parliament. The group was formed following the 2009 European parliamentary election, mostly composed of elements of the Independence/Democracy (IND/DEM) and ...

(2012–2014)

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Sejm The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of t ...

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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 populous ...

led by

Zbigniew Ziobro Zbigniew Tadeusz Ziobro (; born 18 August 1970) is a Polish politician. He is the current Ministry of Justice (Poland), Minister of Justice of the Poland, Republic of Poland, as of January 2019, serving in the First Cabinet of Mateusz Morawiecki ...

. It was founded in 2012, as the Catholic-nationalist split from the

Law and Justice Law and Justice ( pl, Prawo i Sprawiedliwość , PiS) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Poland. Its chairman is Jarosław Kaczyński. It was founded in 2001 by Jarosław and Lech Kaczyński as a direct su ...

, with whom they later formed the United Right alliance in 2014.

Ideology

The party has been described as

national-conservative National conservatism is a nationalist variant of conservatism that concentrates on upholding national and cultural identity. National conservatives usually combine nationalism with conservative stances promoting traditional cultural values, ...

nationalist Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, nationalism tends to promote the interests of a particular nation (as in a group of people), Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: The ...

, and Catholic-nationalist. It is also staunchly

socially conservative Social conservatism is a political philosophy and variety of conservatism which places emphasis on traditional power structures over social pluralism. Social conservatives organize in favor of duty, traditional values and social institution ...

. It is opposed to

abortion Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of pregn ...

and

euthanasia Euthanasia (from el, εὐθανασία 'good death': εὖ, ''eu'' 'well, good' + θάνατος, ''thanatos'' 'death') is the practice of intentionally ending life to eliminate pain and suffering. Different countries have different eut ...

, and supports extending

maternity leave Parental leave, or family leave, is an employee benefit available in almost all countries. The term "parental leave" may include maternity, Paternity (law), paternity, and adoption leave; or may be used distinctively from "maternity leave" and ...

to nine months. It is

eurosceptic Euroscepticism, also spelled as Euroskepticism or EU-scepticism, is a political position involving criticism of the European Union (EU) and European integration. It ranges from those who oppose some EU institutions and policies, and seek reform ...

, and its staunch opposition to

same-sex marriage Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same Legal sex and gender, sex or gender. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 33 countries, with the most recent being ...

was cited as a main reason it left the ECR group in the European Parliament in 2012. It has been also described as

right-wing populist Right-wing populism, also called national populism and right-wing nationalism, is a political ideology that combines right-wing politics and populist rhetoric and themes. Its rhetoric employs anti-elitist sentiments, opposition to the Establi ...

mainly due to their

opposition to immigration Opposition to immigration, also known as anti-immigration, has become a significant political ideology in many countries. In the modern sense, immigration refers to the entry of people from one state or territory into another state or territory ...

. It has been described as

right-wing Right-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law, economics, authorit ...

, and

far-right Far-right politics, also referred to as the extreme right or right-wing extremism, are political beliefs and actions further to the right of the left–right political spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of being ...

. In its 2013 program, United Poland called for government intervention in the economy, especially tax policy. The party has called for a 'fat cat' tax on big companies, including

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s, and backs higher taxes on those that earn over 10,000 złotych (€2,400) a month. It opposes the construction of a

nuclear power plant A nuclear power plant (NPP) is a thermal power station in which the heat source is a nuclear reactor. As is typical of thermal power stations, heat is used to generate steam that drives a steam turbine connected to a electric generator, generato ...

in Poland. In 2022 United Poland called for tougher blasphemy laws in Poland, such as three-year jail terms for insulting church or interrupting mass.

History

After Ziobro and fellow MEPs

Tadeusz Cymański Tadeusz Cymański (; born 6 June 1955 in Nowy Staw) is a Polish conservative politician. He was elected to the Sejm The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland ( Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Pols ...

and

Jacek Kurski Jacek Olgierd Kurski (, born 22 February 1966 in Gdańsk) is a Polish politician and journalist, and the current chairman of the Polish public broadcaster TVP. He was previously a Member of the Sejm (2005–2009), Member of the European Parlia ...

were ejected from PiS for disloyalty on 4 November 2011, Ziobro's supporters within PiS formed a new group in the

. Despite claims that the new group was not attempting to form a new party, the MPs were expelled from Law and Justice. The party was founded in 2012 by

(PiS) MEP

, who led the party's conservative Catholic-nationalist faction. In 2012, their MEPs left the

(ECR) to join the

(EFD) group in opposition to the ECR's more liberal stance on

gay marriage Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same sex or gender. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 33 countries, with the most recent being Mexico, constituting ...

, its support for the EU's

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policy, and its advocacy of cuts to the

Common Agricultural Policy The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the agricultural policy of the European Union. It implements a system of agricultural subsidies and other programmes. It was introduced in 1962 and has since then undergone several changes to reduce the ...

. The party was officially launched on 24 March 2012. At the time, opinion polls put the party just around 2%. In a 2020 poll, it found that if the party ran independent from the United Right it would gain 5.4% votes.

Representatives

Members of the Sejm

* Andrzej Dera ( 36 – Kalisz) *

Mieczysław Golba Mieczysław Józef Golba (born April 24, 1966 in Jarosław) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 5551 votes in 22 Krosno district, candidating from the Law and Justice list. On 4 November 2011 he, alon ...

( 20 – Krosno) *

Patryk Jaki Patryk Tomasz Jaki (born 11 May 1985 in Opole) is a Polish politician, member of the European Parliament, former Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice (First Deputy Minister of Justice) and First Deputy Attorney General, former Chairman ...

( 21 – Opole) *

Beata Kempa Beata Agnieszka Kempa (née Płonka; born 11 February 1966, in Syców) is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 5,378 votes in 3 Wrocław district on the Law and Justice list. From 2015 to 2017, Kempa ser ...

( 33 – Kielce) *

Arkadiusz Mularczyk Arkadiusz Mularczyk • Born 4/2/1971 in Racibórz, Poland • Graduated with a Masters in Law from the Jagiellonian University, Kraków in 1996. • Local councillor in Nowy Sacz from 1992-2002. • Postgraduate studies at the Helsinki Foun ...

( 14 – Nowy Sącz) * Józef Rojek ( 15 – Tarnów) * Andrzej Romanek ( 14 – Nowy Sącz) * Edward Siarka ( 14 – Nowy Sącz) * Tadeusz Woźniak ( 11 – Sieradz) *

Jan Ziobro Jan Ziobro (Polish pronunciation: , born 24 June 1991) is a Polish ski jumper, a member of the national team, a participant of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, a bronze medalist at 2015 World Championship in team . Personal life Jan Ziobro was b ...

( 15 – Tarnów) * Kazimierz Ziobro ( 20 – Krosno) * Jarosław Żaczek ( 6 – Lublin)

Election results

Sejm

Presidential

Footnotes

External links

United Poland official website
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