Right Wing of the Republic

Right Wing of the Republic Prawica Rzeczypospolitej
Leader	Krzysztof Kawęcki
Founder	Marek Jurek
Founded	20 April 2007
Split from	Law and Justice
Headquarters	ul. Wspólna 61/105, Warsaw
Ideology	National conservatism [1] Social conservatism [1] Economic liberalism [1] Euroscepticism Polish nationalism
Political position	Right-wing [2] [3]
European affiliation	European Christian Political Party
European Parliament group	European Conservatives and Reformists Group
Colours	Blue, Red
Sejm	0 / 460 (0%)
Senate	0 / 100 (0%)
European Parliament	0 / 53 (0%)
Regional assemblies	1 / 555
Website
prawicarzeczypospolitej.org
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The Right Wing of the Republic (Polish : Prawica Rzeczypospolitej) is a political party in Poland founded by former Marshal of the Sejm Marek Jurek on 20 April 2007 after he had left Law and Justice on 16 April 2007, when the Sejm failed to pass a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion. The party positions itself as a Christian conservative party with a strong focus on family rights and an anti-abortion stance. ^{[4] [5]}

Political program

The program of the Right Wing of the Republic includes^{[ citation needed ]}:

• Constitutional prohibition of abortion.
• Prohibiting prostitution and pornography.
• Public combat against "cultural Marxism" and "gender ideology".
• Restoration of capital punishment for homicide and rape.
• Tax concessions for families and expanded pro-family policy.
• Privatization of some state-owned companies (excluding strategic energy and mining industries).
• Longer maternity leave.
• Reinforcement public health care.
• Opposition to joining euro zone.
• Reduced government spending.
• Labor law liberalization.
• Holidays on Sunday and other religious festivities.
• Introduction of Demeny voting

Former Sejm members

• Marek Jurek
• Małgorzata Bartyzel
• Marian Piłka
• Lucyna Wiśniewska
• Dariusz Kłeczek
• Artur Zawisza
• Jan Klawiter

Former Senat members

• Adam Biela
• Mieczysław Maziarz

Former European Parliament members

• Marek Jurek

Election results

Sejm

Election year	# of votes	% of vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Government
2011	35,169	0.24	0 / 460	-	Extra-parliamentary
2015	5,711,687	37.6 (#1) with Law and Justice	1 / 460 *	1	Government
2019	1,765	0.01	0 / 460	1	Extra-parliamentary

*Only 217 of those were actually from the party. 9 of the elected were members of Solidarity for Poland, 8 were members of Poland Together and Jan Klawiter was a member of Right Wing of the Republic. Under an agreement between the two parties he is an independent in the Sejm (not affiliated to any parliamentary faction). ^[6]

See also

• Law and Justice

References

1. Henningsen, Bernd; Etzold, Tobias; Hanne, Krister, eds. (15 September 2017). The Baltic Sea Region: A Comprehensive Guide: History, Politics, Culture and Economy of a European Role Model. Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag. p. 352. ISBN   978-3-8305-1727-6.
2. Łuniewski, M. (2012). Ruchy eurorealistyczne i eurosceptyczne we współczesnej Polsce. Jagiellonian University
3. STIFTUNG, I. H. (September 2009). Religia, polityka i równość płci w Polsce. Université Versailles St Quentin-en-Yvelines & University of Warsaw.
4. "Jurek Forming New Political Party". www.masterpage.com.pl. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
5. "Polish former parliamentary speaker Jurek sets up new political party - Forbes.com". Forbes . June 3, 2011. Archived from the original on June 3, 2011.
6. "Energetyka, samorządy, demografia – WYWIAD z dr Janem Klawiterem | Prawapolityka.pl". March 5, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.

External links

• Official website