Polish Social Movement Forward, more usually rendered as Forward Poland (Naprzód Polsko, NP) is a National Conservative

National conservatism

National conservatism is a political term used primarily in Europe to describe a variant of conservatism which concentrates more on national interests than standard conservatism as well as upholding cultural and ethnic identity, while not being outspokenly nationalist or supporting a far-right...

 and Eurosceptic

Euroscepticism

Euroscepticism is a general term used to describe criticism of the European Union , and opposition to the process of European integration, existing throughout the political spectrum. Traditionally, the main source of euroscepticism has been the notion that integration weakens the nation state...

 political party in Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. It contended the 2009 European Parliament elections

European Parliament election, 2009

Elections to the European Parliament were held in the 27 member states of the European Union between 4 and 7 June 2009. A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament were elected to represent some 500 million Europeans, making these the biggest trans-national elections in history...

 under a common banner with Polish People's Party "Piast" (PSL Piast). It was formed mainly by former members of the League of Polish Families

League of Polish Families

The League of Polish Families is a right-wing political party in Poland. It was represented in the Polish parliament, forming part of the cabinet of Jarosław Kaczyński, until the latter dissolved in September 2007....

 (LPR), including its leader Janusz Dobrosz

Janusz Dobrosz

Janusz Dobrosz is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 14655 votes in 3 Wrocław district, candidating from Liga Polskich Rodzin list....

.

History

The party dated back to the Interim Executive Board made up of Sylwester Chruszcz

Sylwester Chruszcz

Sylwester Arkadiusz Chruszcz is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Lower Silesian Voivodship and Opole Voivodship with the Naprzód Polsko, part of the Union for Europe of the Nations and is member of the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and...

 (former president of the LPR), Bogusław Rogalski and Jan Szewczak. The inaugural Congress was held on 29 November 2008, the Interim Executive Board was replaced and its constituent declaration drawn up.

Forward Poland originally intended to be part of Libertas, the pan-European political organization founded by Declan Ganley

Declan Ganley

Declan James Ganley is a British-born Irish citizen, entrepreneur, businessman and political activist. He is founder and chairman of a political party, Libertas with pan-European ambitions...

. Ganley came to Poland on 7 January 2009 to discuss terms with representatives from Forward Poland, PSL Piast and Prawica Rzeczypospolitej

Republic Right Party

The Right of the Republic is a political party in Poland founded by former Marshal of the Sejm, Marek Jurek, on 20 April 2007, after he had left Law and Justice on 16 April 2007, when the Sejm failed to pass a constitutional amendment protecting prenatal life. It positions itself as a Christian...

 (PR). Ganley insisted that the party used the word "Libertas" but the party politicians were concerned that the non-Polish name would deter voters. The name "Forward Poland - Libertas" (Naprzód Polsko – Libertas) was suggested as a compromise.

Another Congress took place on 25 January 2009 in Warsaw. The party signed a declaration of cooperation with PSL Piast. Letters of support were received from Krzysztof Wyszkowski, Declan Ganley and Czech President Václav Klaus

Václav Klaus

Václav Klaus is the second President of the Czech Republic and a former Prime Minister .An economist, he is co-founder of the Civic Democratic Party, the Czech Republic's largest center-right political party. Klaus is a eurosceptic, but he reluctantly endorsed the Lisbon treaty as president of...

. Talks were held with representatives from PR, Unia Polityki Realnej

Real Politics Union

The Real Politics Union , abbreviated to UPR, was a free market-emphasizing conservative political party in Poland. It was composed of conservatives, libertarians and monarchists...

 (UPR) and Libertas. Talks were also held with representatives from Radio Maryja

Radio Maryja

Radio Maryja is a Polish religious, conservative, anti-post-Communist and pro-life Roman Catholic radio station and media group, describing itself as patriotic. It was founded in Toruń, Poland, on December 9, 1991 and has been run since its inception by the Redemptorist rector doctor Tadeusz...

, which NP politicians had connections with from their days in LPR.

Forward Poland rejected cooperation with Libertas because Forward Poland felt that Libertas did not reflect their desire for a more independent Poland. However, Forward Poland accepted political cooperation and joint programming with PSL Piast to contend the 2009 European Parliament elections under a common banner ("Naprzód Polsko-Piast"), and formally signed the agreement to that effect on March 1 2009. Present during the signing of the agreement were representatives from Konfederacja Polski Niepodległej

Confederation of Independent Poland

Konfederacja Polski Niepodległej was a political party founded on 1 September 1979 by Leszek Moczulski and others declaring support for the pre-war traditions of Sanacja and Józef Piłsudski...

 (KPN), Zjednoczenie Chrześcijańsko-Narodowe

Zjednoczenie Chrześcijańsko-Narodowe

The Christian National Union , abbreviated to ZChN, is a Polish national conservative political party. Founded on 15 September 1989, the party traced its tradition to the Solidarity movement, as well as pre-war National Democracy and Polish Christian Democratic Party.The party adhered to the...

 (ZChN-u), Niezależny Samorządny Związek Zawodowy Rolników Indywidualnych "Solidarność"

Rural Solidarity

Rural Solidarity is a trade union of Polish farmers, established in late 1980 as part of the growing Solidarity movement...

, Związek Zawodowy Rolników "Ojczyzna" and Niezależny Samorządny Związek Zawodowy "Solidarność" 80.

Structure

Position	Person
President	Janusz Dobrosz Janusz Dobrosz Janusz Dobrosz is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 14655 votes in 3 Wrocław district, candidating from Liga Polskich Rodzin list....
Vice Presidents	Bogdan Pęk Bogdan Pek Bogdan Pęk is a Polish politician andMember of the European Parliamentfor the MP & SWwith the Liga Polskich Rodzin, part of the Independence and Democracy and sits onthe European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.... , Jan Szewczak
Secretary General	Sylwester Chruszcz Sylwester Chruszcz Sylwester Arkadiusz Chruszcz is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Lower Silesian Voivodship and Opole Voivodship with the Naprzód Polsko, part of the Union for Europe of the Nations and is member of the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and...
Chairman of the Policy Council	Dariusz Grabowski Dariusz Grabowski Dariusz Maciej Grabowski is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Masovian Voivodship with the Liga Polskich Rodzin, part of the Union for Europe of the Nations Group and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets.Grabowski is a substitute member on the...
Policy Council Vice President	Robert Rynkun-Werner
Treasurer	Andrzej Zapałowski
President of the Supreme Audit Commission	Peter Frosik
Spokesman	Bogusław Rogalski

Forward Poland in the European institutions

Forward Poland had the following MEPs

Member of the European Parliament

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 in the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament

European Parliament

The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...

• Sylwester Chruszcz
  Sylwester Chruszcz
  Sylwester Arkadiusz Chruszcz is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Lower Silesian Voivodship and Opole Voivodship with the Naprzód Polsko, part of the Union for Europe of the Nations and is member of the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and...
  
  
• Dariusz Grabowski
  Dariusz Grabowski
  Dariusz Maciej Grabowski is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Masovian Voivodship with the Liga Polskich Rodzin, part of the Union for Europe of the Nations Group and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets.Grabowski is a substitute member on the...
  
  
• Bogdan Pęk
  Bogdan Pek
  Bogdan Pęk is a Polish politician andMember of the European Parliamentfor the MP & SWwith the Liga Polskich Rodzin, part of the Independence and Democracy and sits onthe European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs....
  
  
• Bogusław Rogalski
• Andrzej Zapałowski

They were all elected as members of LPR and all sat in the Union for Europe of the Nations

Union for Europe of the Nations

Union for Europe of the Nations was a political group of the European Parliament between 1999 and 2009.-History:UEN was formed on 20 July 1999, supplanting the earlier Union for Europe. Its member parties Fianna Fáil and National Alliance were the driving forces behind the group, despite their...

group.