Piast Faction
Piast Faction (Polish: Stronnictwo Piast, SP), informally Piast Party, formerly Polish People's Party "Piast" (Polish: Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe Piast, PSL Piast); is a political party founded in 2006. Piast refers to the medieval Piast dynasty, Poland's founding royal house. It was created after a 2006 split in the modern PSL party. Its major politicians include Zdzisław Podkański, Janusz Wojciechowski and Zbigniew Kuźmiuk. It was an affiliate party of Libertas.eu.[1]
Piast Faction | |
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| Abbreviation | SP |
| Leader | Zdzisław Podkański |
| Founded | 28 March 2006 |
| Split from | Polish People's Party |
| Headquarters | Lublin |
| Ideology | Christian democracy Agrarianism |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| National affiliation | United Right |
| European Parliament group | European Conservatives and Reformists (formerly) Union for Europe of the Nations (formerly) |
| Sejm | 0 / 460
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| Senate | 0 / 100
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| European Parliament | 0 / 51
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| Regional Councils | 1 / 552
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The party is allied with Law and Justice.[2]
Election results
Presidential
| Election year | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | ||
| 2020 | Supporting Andrzej Duda | 8,450,513 | 43.50 | 10,440,648 | 51.03 |
References
- "Libertas allies with fringe right wing in Poland" from http://www.polskieradio.pl Archived May 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- "PiS łączy siły ze Stronnictwem Piast" (in Polish). 6 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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