Social Democratic Party of Poland
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The Social Democracy of Poland (Polish
: Socjaldemokracja Polska, SDPL) is a social democratic
political party
in Poland
.
(SLD). These should not be confused with a former party Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland
(SdRP; 19901999).
. The party gained 5.3%, which saw 3 members elected to parliament. In May 2005 the party reached an agreement with Labour Union
(UP) and Greens 2004 to jointly contest the forthcoming Polish parliamentary elections
, under the SDPL banner. SDPL managed to gain 3.9% of the vote, but fell short of the 5% threshold required to win parliamentary representation. SDPL put forward its party leader Marek Borowski
, as candidate for the Polish presidential elections
held in the following month of October. Borowski came fourth in the first round, winning 10.3% of the vote.
(LiD) coalition, made up of four centre and centre left parties: SDPL, SLD, UP and Democratic Party – demokraci.pl. This alliance was created with a view to jointly contest the upcoming local government elections. The LiD alliance was maintained for the Polish parliamentary elections of October 2007
, and LiD achieved 13.2% of the vote. This translated into 53 lower house
seats, 10 of which were won by SDPL.
After LiD dissolved, 8 out of 10 SDPL MPs formed a new parliamentary caucus called Social Democracy of Poland - New Left (Socjaldemoracja Polska - Nowa Lewica, SDPL-NL).
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
: Socjaldemokracja Polska, SDPL) is a social democratic
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
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...
.
Foundation
The party was founded in April 2004 as a splinter group from the postcommunist Democratic Left AllianceDemocratic 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). These should not be confused with a former party Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland
Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland
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...
(SdRP; 19901999).
First elections
SDPL contested its first elections in June 2004, these being for Polish representation to the European parliamentEuropean Parliament election, 2004 (Poland)
Elections to the European Parliament were held in Poland on 13 June 2004. 20.87% of eligible citizens voted; of these, 97.33% of the votes cast were valid. The elections resulted in a heavy defeat for the governing Alliance of the Democratic Left and Labor Union parties, although the very low...
. The party gained 5.3%, which saw 3 members elected to parliament. In May 2005 the party reached an agreement with Labour Union
Labour Union (Poland)
The Labour Union is a social-democratic political party in Poland. It is a member of the Party of European Socialists and Socialist International....
(UP) and Greens 2004 to jointly contest the forthcoming Polish parliamentary elections
Polish parliamentary election, 2005
Parliamentary elections for both houses of the Parliament of Poland were held on September 25, 2005. Thirty million voters were eligible to vote for all 460 members of the lower house, the Assembly of the Republic of Poland , and all 100 members of the upper house, the Senate of the Republic of...
, under the SDPL banner. SDPL managed to gain 3.9% of the vote, but fell short of the 5% threshold required to win parliamentary representation. SDPL put forward its party leader Marek Borowski
Marek Borowski
Marek Stefan Borowski is a Polish left-wing politician. He led the Democratic Left Alliance for a time and was Speaker of the Sejm from 2001 to 2004....
, as candidate for the Polish presidential elections
Polish presidential election, 2005
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held in the following month of October. Borowski came fourth in the first round, winning 10.3% of the vote.
Coalition within LiD
On September 3, 2006, SDPL joined the newly formed Left and DemocratsLeft and Democrats
Left and Democrats was a centre-left political coalition in Poland which was created on September 3, 2006, before the Warsaw municipal election of 2006. The coalition's aim was to provide an alternative for both the national-conservative Law and Justice party and the liberal-conservative Civic...
(LiD) coalition, made up of four centre and centre left parties: SDPL, SLD, UP and Democratic Party – demokraci.pl. This alliance was created with a view to jointly contest the upcoming local government elections. The LiD alliance was maintained for the Polish parliamentary elections of October 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...
, and LiD achieved 13.2% of the vote. This translated into 53 lower house
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 ....
seats, 10 of which were won by SDPL.
After LiD dissolved, 8 out of 10 SDPL MPs formed a new parliamentary caucus called Social Democracy of Poland - New Left (Socjaldemoracja Polska - Nowa Lewica, SDPL-NL).
Members of the Sejm
The party has four members of the Sejm:- Marek BorowskiMarek BorowskiMarek Stefan Borowski is a Polish left-wing politician. He led the Democratic Left Alliance for a time and was Speaker of the Sejm from 2001 to 2004....
(19 – Warsaw IWarsaw I (parliamentary constituency)Warsaw I is a Polish parliamentary constituency in the Masovian Voivodeship. It elects nineteen members of the Sejm and four members of the Senate....
) - Grażyna Ciemniak (4 – Bydgoszcz)
- Zdzisława Janowska (9 – ŁódźŁódź (parliamentary constituency)Łódź is a Polish parliamentary constituency in the Masovian Voivodeship. It elects ten members of the Sejm and three members of the Senate.The district has the number '9' and is named after the city of Łódź. It includes the county of Brzeziny and Łódź East and the city county of...
) - Izabella SierakowskaIzabella SierakowskaIzabella Antonina Sierakowska is a Polish politician and one of the leading and the most popular persons of the Polish left.She was born in Góra Śląska. Her parents, Krystyna and Zbigniew Kruszyńskis were a refugees from Vilnius. Zbigniew was a soldier, who fought in the Polish resistance during...
(6 – LublinLublin (parliamentary constituency)Lublin is a Polish parliamentary constituency in the Lublin Voivodeship. It elects fifteen members of the Sejm and three members of the Senate.The district has the number '6' and is named after the city of Lublin...
)