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The National People's Union (Polish : Narodowe Zjednoczenie Ludowe, NZL) was a political party in Poland.

History

The party was established in July 1919 by former members of the Polish United Party and the Popular National Union. [1] It formed part of the Polish Centre alliance for the 1922 elections, in which the alliance won six seats. [2]

In August 1923 it merged into one of the peasant parties. [3]

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References

  1. NZL Sejm
  2. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1509–1512 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. Michael Gehler, Wolfram Kaiser & Helmut Wohnout (2001) Christdemokratie in Europa im 20. Jahrhundert, Böhlau Verlag Wien, p269 (in French)