Confederation of the Polish Crown

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Confederation of the Polish Crown
Konfederacja Korony Polskiej
Chairman Grzegorz Braun
Vice-chairman Roman Fritz
General Secretary Włodzimierz Skalik
Founded7 September 2019
Headquarters Częstochowa
Ideology
Political position Far-right [2]
Religion Catholic Church
National affiliation Confederation Liberty and Independence (until 2025)
Colors
  •   Gold
  •   Red
Slogan"Ad maiorem Dei gloriam"
("For the greater glory of God")
Sejm
3 / 460
Senate
0 / 100
European Parliament
1 / 53
Regional assemblies
0 / 552
Website
konfederacjakoronypolskiej.pl

The Confederation of the Polish Crown (Polish : Konfederacja Korony Polskiej, KKP), often shortened to The Crown (Korona), is a monarchist and far-right [2] political party in Poland. It is led by Grzegorz Braun. [3]

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It has been described as nationalist and traditionalist, [4] and the party advocates for monarchism. [5] The party's goals are to "fight for the good of Poland, secure the sovereignty of the Polish State, defend Poland's Catholic faith, ensure that Polish families are prosperous, and help shape social life based on the principles of Latin civilization." [6]

History

Since its formation, the party has been in a coalition with New Hope and the National Movement called Confederation. [7] Party leader Grzegorz Braun became the party's first member of the Sejm during the 2019 Polish parliamentary election. [8]

Braun was a candidate in the 2020 Confederation presidential primary. [9] He lost to Krzysztof Bosak during the final round of voting and then immediately endorsed his candidacy. [10]

Braun has been described as a far-right politician, [11] [12] anti-vaccination activist, [13] and antisemite. [14]

Braun is often accused of pro-Russian rhetoric. [15] In June 2022, Braun and few other members of the party co-signed a pro-Russian declaration stating that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a consequence of NATO enlargement, as well as Ukrainian language laws that "discriminated against the Russian minority". The party called for an end to the war through the conclusion of a "compromise between Russia and Ukraine". [16] Then in September 2022, Braun participated in an anti-Ukrainian protest, in which he made the following statement: "Stop the Ukrainianisation of Poland. Stop the de-Polonisation of Poland. It is about making Poland Polish". This statement was later aired by the state-owned Russian television channel Russia-1. In response to backlash, the party doubled down on Braun's statement; Jacek Ćwięka, the personal assistant of Grzegorz Braun, stated: "And this is the success of our action, which the leftists and liberals can only envy us! There is nothing else left for them". [17]

Election results

Presidential

Election yearCandidate1st round2nd round
No. of overall votes % of overall voteNo. of overall votes % of overall vote
2020 Supported Krzysztof Bosak 1,317,3806.78% (#4)
2025 Grzegorz Braun TBDTBD

Sejm

ElectionLeaderVotes %Seats+/–Government
2019 Grzegorz Braun 1,256,9536.8% (#5)
1 / 460
New PiS
As part of the Confederation coalition, that won 11 seats in total.
2023 Grzegorz Braun 1,547,3647.2% (#5)
4 / 460
Increase2.svg 3 KO–PL2050–KP–NL
As part of the Confederation coalition, that won 18 seats in total.

Senate

ElectionVotes %Seats+/–Government
2019 144,1240.79% (#6)
0 / 100
– KO–KP–SLD
As part of the Confederation coalition, that didn't win any seat.
2023 1,443,8366.75% (#6)
0 / 100
Steady2.svg KO–PL2050–KP–NL–LR
As part of the Confederation coalition, that didn't win any seat.

European Parliament

ElectionLeaderVotes %Seats+/–EP Group
2019 Grzegorz Braun 621,1884.55% (#4)
0 / 52
New–
As part of the Confederation coalition, that didn't win any seat.
2024 Grzegorz Braun 1,420,28712.08% (#3)
1 / 53
Increase2.svg 1 NI
As part of the Confederation coalition, that won 6 seats in total.

Regional assemblies

Election yearVotes %SeatsChange
2024 1,042,3287.23% (#4)
0 / 552
Steady2.svg
As part of coalition with Confederation, Agreement and Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy which won 6 seats in total.

Internal

YearElection typeAffiliationFinal CandidateNumber of initial candidatesNumber of roundsFinal round
Electoral votePercentage
2019-20 American-style presidential primary KKP Braun 91x 16 regional preliminaries
7x convention elimination		14646.5%

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  1. ↑ "Ukraine features prominently as far-right Poles stage Independence Day march". Times of Israel. 12 November 2022. Some activists from a small ultra-nationalist party, the Confederation of the Polish Crown
  2. 1 2 Anna Mierzyńska (11 September 2020). "Nosisz maseczkę? "Jesteś jak potulny Żyd w 1939". Skrajna prawica organizuje bunt przeciwko pandemii". oko.press (in Polish). Polska skrajna prawica, zwłaszcza ugrupowanie Brauna Konfederacja Korony Polskiej (będąca częścią Konfederacji), buduje właśnie swój polityczny kapitał na negatywnych emocjach społecznych, związanych z epidemią koronawirusa: lękach, frustracji, zmęczeniu, braku poczucia bezpieczeństwa.[The Polish far right, especially Braun's party Confederation of the Polish Crown (which is part of the Confederation), is precisely building its political capital on the negative social emotions associated with the coronavirus epidemic: fears, frustration, fatigue, insecurity.]
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