Front Morges
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Front Morges was a political alliance of centrist political parties of interwar Poland (Polish Christian Democratic Party
, Narodowa Partia Robotnicza, Związek Hallerczyków). It was founded in 1936 in the Swiss village of Morges
by general Władysław Sikorski and former Polish Prime Minister Ignacy Paderewski. Prominent activists included Józef Haller, Wojciech Korfanty
, and Karol Popiel
. They opposed the sanacja
regime - which caused some of them to emigrate. They wanted to form a new government with Paderewski as the president and Wincenty Witos
as the prime minister. They demanded democratization
and closer alliance with France
. The alliance gained little publicity and support in Poland, but eventually they led to the formation of a new official political party in Poland, the Stronnictwo Pracy
, in 1937
Polish Christian Democratic Party
Polish Christian Democratic Party , was a political party of Polish right wing christian democracy faction existing in the first year of the Second Polish Republic. It leader and main activist was Wojciech Korfanty....
, Narodowa Partia Robotnicza, Związek Hallerczyków). It was founded in 1936 in the Swiss village of Morges
Morges
Morges is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges and is also the seat of the district.-History:...
by general Władysław Sikorski and former Polish Prime Minister Ignacy Paderewski. Prominent activists included Józef Haller, Wojciech Korfanty
Wojciech Korfanty
Wojciech Korfanty , born Adalbert Korfanty, was a Polish nationalist activist, journalist and politician, serving as member of the German parliaments Reichstag and Prussian Landtag, and later on, in the Polish Sejm...
, and Karol Popiel
Karol Popiel
Karol Popiel was a Polish politician of Christian democracy faction and writer. Member of Centrolew and Front Morges alliances, later joined the Stronnictwo Pracy party. Member of the Polish government in exile during World War II, minister from 1941 to 1943...
. They opposed the sanacja
Sanacja
Sanation was a Polish political movement that came to power after Józef Piłsudski's May 1926 Coup d'État. Sanation took its name from his watchword—the moral "sanation" of the Polish body politic...
regime - which caused some of them to emigrate. They wanted to form a new government with Paderewski as the president and Wincenty Witos
Wincenty Witos
Wincenty Witos was a prominent member of the Polish People's Party from 1895, and leader of its "Piast" faction from 1913. He was a member of parliament in the Galician Sejm from 1908–1914, and an envoy to Reichsrat in Vienna from 1911 to 1918...
as the prime minister. They demanded democratization
Democratization
Democratization is the transition to a more democratic political regime. It may be the transition from an authoritarian regime to a full democracy, a transition from an authoritarian political system to a semi-democracy or transition from a semi-authoritarian political system to a democratic...
and closer alliance with France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The alliance gained little publicity and support in Poland, but eventually they led to the formation of a new official political party in Poland, the Stronnictwo Pracy
Stronnictwo Pracy
Stronnictwo Pracy was a Polish Christian democratic political party, active from 1937 in the Second Polish Republic and later part of the Polish government in exile. Its founder and main activist was Karol Popiel....
, in 1937