Ruch Odbudowy Polski
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Movement for the Reconstruction of Poland (Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...

: Ruch Odbudowy Polski, ROP) is a conservative
Conservatism
Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...

 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
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 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 participated in election to the Polish parliament, the Sejm
Sejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....

, at Polish parliamentary election, 1997
Polish parliamentary election, 1997
The Polish parliamentary election in 1997 to the Sejm and Senate of Poland was held on the 21 September. In the Sejm elections, 47.93% of citizens cast their votes, 96.12% of which were counted as valid...

, where it received 5.6% of the vote, to elect 6 M.P's. At the following legislative elections in 2001, 2 of its members were elected to the Sejm from the Liga Polskich Rodzin (League of Polish Families) electoral committee ticket. The party is not currently represented in the Polish parliament.

During Polish parliamentary election, 2007
Polish parliamentary election, 2007
Early parliamentary elections for both houses of parliament were held in Poland on 21 October 2007 after the Sejm voted for its own dissolution on 7 September 2007. The election took place two years before the maximum tenure of four years, with the previous elections having been in September 2005...

 members of Movement for Reconstruction of Poland were elected from lists of Law and Justice
Law and Justice
Law and Justice , abbreviated to PiS, is a right-wing, conservative political party in Poland. With 147 seats in the Sejm and 38 in the Senate, it is the second-largest party in the Polish parliament....

.

Leaders

  • Jan Olszewski
    Jan Olszewski
    Jan Ferdynand Olszewski is a Polish lawyer and political figure. He is best known for serving as Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland from 1991 to 1992....

     - party chairman from 1995 to 2011, he founded the party in 1995
  • Stanisław Gogacz - party chairman from 2011, member of Polish Senat from 2007

Members of Polish Parliament (Sejm) 2001-2005

MP, constituency
  • Tadeusz Kędziak, Piotrków Trybunalski
    Piotrków Trybunalski
    Piotrków Trybunalski is a city in central Poland with 80,738 inhabitants . It is situated in the Łódź Voivodeship , and previously was the capital of Piotrków Voivodeship...

  • Henryk Lewczuk
    Henryk Lewczuk
    Henryk Lewczuk was a Polish soldier, member of the Home Army and the anti-communist organization Freedom and Independence , an activist in the Polish emigrant community, politician and a delegate to the Polish Sejm from 2001 until 2005.-References:...

    , Chełm
  • Jan Olszewski
    Jan Olszewski
    Jan Ferdynand Olszewski is a Polish lawyer and political figure. He is best known for serving as Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland from 1991 to 1992....

    , Warsaw
    Warsaw
    Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

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