Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland
Encyclopedia
Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland was a social-democratic
political party in Poland
created in 1990, shortly after the Revolutions of 1989
. The party was one of two successor parties to the Polish United Workers Party, the other being the Social Democratic Union. SdRP was the leading party of the Democratic Left Alliance
(SLD) coalition grouping, formed in 1991. In 1999, SdRP was absorbed into the SLD, which transformed into a unified political party.
Among the creators and leading figures of SdRP were the former Polish president Aleksander Kwaśniewski
, former speaker of the Sejm
Józef Oleksy
and former Prime Minister Leszek Miller
.
Social democracy
Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...
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...
created in 1990, shortly after the Revolutions of 1989
Revolutions of 1989
The Revolutions of 1989 were the revolutions which overthrew the communist regimes in various Central and Eastern European countries.The events began in Poland in 1989, and continued in Hungary, East Germany, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia and...
. The party was one of two successor parties to the Polish United Workers Party, the other being the Social Democratic Union. SdRP was the leading party of the Democratic Left Alliance
Democratic Left Alliance
Democratic Left Alliance is a social-democratic political party in Poland. Formed in 1991 as a coalition of centre-left parties, it was formally established as a single party on 15 April 1999. It is currently the third largest opposition party in Poland....
(SLD) coalition grouping, formed in 1991. In 1999, SdRP was absorbed into the SLD, which transformed into a unified political party.
Among the creators and leading figures of SdRP were the former Polish president Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Aleksander Kwasniewski
Aleksander Kwaśniewski is a Polish politician who served as the President of Poland from 1995 to 2005. He was born in Białogard, and during communist rule he was active in the Socialist Union of Polish Students and was the Minister for Sport in the communist government in the 1980s...
, former speaker of 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 ....
Józef Oleksy
Józef Oleksy
Józef Oleksy is a post-communist Polish politician, former chairman of Democratic Left Alliance ....
and former Prime Minister Leszek Miller
Leszek Miller
Leszek Cezary Miller is a Polish central-left-wing politician, leader of the Democratic Left Alliance , Prime Minister of the government of the Republic of Poland in 2001-2004.-Childhood and youth:...
.