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The United People's Party (, ZSL) was an agrarian socialist
political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...
in the
People's Republic of Poland The Polish People's Republic (1952–1989), formerly the Republic of Poland (1947–1952), and also often simply known as Poland, was a country in Central Europe that existed as the predecessor of the modern-day democratic Republic of Poland. ...
. It was formed on 27 November 1949 from the merger of the pro-Communist Stronnictwo Ludowe party with remnants of the independent Polish People's Party of Stanisław Mikołajczyk. ZSL became – as intended from its beginning – a satellite party of the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR), representing the PZPR in the rural areas. It was a member of the Front of National Unity until 1982, and from 1982 it was a member of the Front's successor, the Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth. To keep up the appearance that Poland was ruled by a coalition, the Marshal of the Sejm (parliamentary speaker) was always a member of the ZSL. After victory of the Solidarity trade union in the 1989 Polish legislative elections, together with the PZPR's other satellite party, the Alliance of Democrats, ZSL decided to support Solidarity. At the 27–29 November 1989 ZSL congress, ZSL became the Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe - Odrodzenie ("Polish People's Party - Rebirth"). PSL-Odrodzenie merged with Polish People's Party "Wilanowskie", forming today's Polish People's Party.


Chairmen

* 1949–1953: Józef Niećko * 1953–1956: Władysław Kowalski * 1956–1962: Stefan Ignar * 1962–1971: Czesław Wycech * 1971–1981: Stanisław Gucwa * 1981: Stefan Ignar * 1981–1989: Roman Malinowski * 1989: Dominik Ludwiczak


Electoral history


Sejm elections


Notes


References

1949 establishments in Poland 1989 disestablishments in Poland Agrarian parties in Poland Agrarian socialist parties Defunct agrarian political parties Defunct socialist parties in Poland Polish People's Party Political parties disestablished in 1989 Political parties established in 1949 {{Poland-party-stub