The National Workers' Union (, NZR) was a political party in

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History

The NZR was established in June 1905 in

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(ND) in order to increase its support amongst the working class. However, following the

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, it broke away from ND, which had adopted a more pro-Russian approach.Lerski, p381 By 1906 the party had 15,961 members.Teresa Monasterska (1973) ''Narodowy Związek Robotniczy 1905–1920'', Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, p40 It subsequently left the

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and joined the Temporary Commission of Confederated Independence Parties in 1912 after adopting a more pro-

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position. The party ran in the January 1919 elections to elect the first Sejm of the Second Polish Republic, and although it only received 1.2% of the vote, it won 32 seats.

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1509 On 23 May 1920 the party merged with the National Party of Workers to form the

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.Jerzy Jan Lerski (1996) ''Historical Dictionary of Poland, 966–1945'', Greenwood Publishing Group, p380

References

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