Polish People's Party

Polish People's Party

Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe
Polish People's Party Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe
Leader	Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz
Founded	1895 (original form); 1990 (current form)
Merger of	Polish People's Party; Polish People's Party "Rebirth"; Rural Solidarity; Polish People's Party "Solidarity";
Preceded by	United People's Party
Headquarters	ul. Kopernika 36/40, 00-924 Warsaw
Membership (2023)	73,222
Ideology	Agrarianism; Christian democracy; Liberal conservatism; Pro-Europeanism; Historical:; Agrarian socialism;
Political position	Centre to centre-right ; Historical:; Left-wing
National affiliation	Polish Coalition; Senate Pact 2023 (for 2023 Senate election); Third Way
European affiliation	European People's Party
European Parliament group	European People's Party
Colours	Aquamarine; Green;
Anthem	"Rota"
Sejm	28 / 460
Senate	4 / 100
European Parliament	3 / 52
Regional assemblies	58 / 552
City presidents	1 / 107
Voivodes	2 / 16
Voivodeship Marshals	2 / 16
Website
	www.psl.pl
	Politics of Poland; Political parties; Elections;

The Polish People's Party (Polish: Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, PSL) is an agrarian political party in Poland.^[7] It is currently led by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.

Its history traces back to 1895, when it held the name People's Party, although its name was changed to the present one in 1903. During the Second Polish Republic, the Polish People's Party was represented by a number of parties that held its name. They were all supportive of agrarian policies, although they spanned from the left-wing to the centre-right on the political spectrum. It was reformed to the People's Party shortly after the Sanacja regime took power. It took part into the formation of Polish government-in-exile during the World War II, and after the war it was again reformed into the Polish People's Party, and soon after into the United People's Party. During the existence of the Polish People's Republic, it was seen as a satellite party of the ruling Polish United Workers' Party that promoted rural interests. After the fall of communism, it participated in the governments led by the Democratic Left Alliance. In the mid-2000s, it began shifting more to the centre-right and it adopted more conservative policies. It entered in the government again following the 2007 parliamentary election, and since 2015 it has served in the opposition.

Today, it is positioned in the centre^[8] and leans towards the centre-right,^[9]^[10]^[11] and besides holding agrarian and conservative views,^[12]^[13]^[14] it is also Christian-democratic,^[15]^[16]^[17] and supports Poland's membership in the European Union.^[18] It currently has 19 seats in the Sejm and two seats in the Senate. On national level, it heads the Polish Coalition and on European level, it is a part of the European People's Party.

^ Drabik, Piotr (1 June 2023). "PiS nie jest największą partią w Polsce. "Liczy się tylko kartel czterech"". Radio ZET (in Polish). W statystykach najsilniejsze jest Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, które w swojej historii odwołuje się do XIX-wiecznego ruchu agrarnego. Obecnie partia liczy 73 222 członków. [In terms of statistics, the strongest is the Polish People's Party, which refers to the 19th century agrarian movement in its history. The party currently has 73 222 members."]
^ Gmitruk, Janusz; Indraszczyk, Arkadiusz; Stępka, Stanisław (2010). Partie chłopskie i ludowe w Polsce oraz w Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej (1989-2009) (in Polish). Warsaw: Muzeum Historii Polskiego Ruchu Ludowego. ISBN 978-83-7583-191-7. Po trzecie Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe było partią sytuującą się na lewicy sceny politycznej. Wyważone elementy programu, nawiązujące do ideologii socjalizmu agrarnego, (...) [Thirdly, the Polish People's Party was a party positioned on the left of the political scene. The balanced elements of its programme, referring to the ideology of agrarian socialism, (...)]
^ ^a ^b Gerber, Alexandra (2011). Being Polish/Becoming European: Gender and The Limits of Diffusion in Polish Accession to the European Union (PDF). Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan. p. 167. PSL is technically a left-wing party, representing an agrarian socialist agenda, although it is also known for its social conservatism and is the oldest political party in Poland, dating back to before the communist regime. Throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s, PSL was often a member of the ruling coalition with SLD. However, the coalition between SLD and PSL broke down during the 4th Parliamentary Session (2004), and since that time, the party has shifted to the center.
^ Immigration and Nationality Directorate (April 2002). "Poland: Country Assessment". United Kingdom: Home Office. p. 7. Polish Peasant Party (PSL): Left-wing party competing with Samoobrona for support in the rural community.
^ Krzysztof Kowalczyk; Jerzy Sielski (2006). Partie i ugrupowania parlamentarne III Rzeczypospolitej (in Polish). Dom Wydawniczy DUET. p. 154. ISBN 978-83-89706-84-3. Przyjmując kryterium ideologiczno-programowe, J. Sielski zalicza Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe do grupy partii centrowych o orientacji ludowej. Biorąc pod uwagę ideologię, to można je zaliczyć do partii agrarnych. Na scenie w ostatnich latach ludowcy byli zdecydowanie na lewej stronie. Niekiedy zalicza się PSL do partii postpeerelowskich, gdyż przejęło ono znaczną część członków i majątek po ZSL. [Adopting the ideological and programmatic criterion, J. Sielski classifies the Polish People's Party as a centrist party with a folk orientation. Taking ideology into account, it can be classified as an agrarian party. But on the political scene in last years, the People's Party had been definitely on the left. The PSL is sometimes categorised as a post-communist party, as it took over a significant proportion of members and assets from the ZSL.]
^ "Kluby i koła". sejm.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
^
- Cerami, Alfio (2006). Social Policy in Central and Eastern Europe: The Emergence of a New European Welfare Regime. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 18. ISBN 978-3-8258-9699-7.
- Jennifer Lees-Marshment (2009). Political Marketing: Principles and Applications. Routledge. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-134-08411-1.
- Guardiancich, Igor (21 August 2012). Pension Reforms in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe: From Post-Socialist Transition to the Global Financial Crisis. Routledge. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-136-22595-6.
- Tomczak, Tomasz (2006). Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe – trwały element polskiego parlamentu?. DUET. pp. 129–155.
- Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Poland". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
^
- Miłoszewski, Zygmunt (2010). Entanglement. Antonia Lloyd-Jones. Accessible. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-4596-0286-1. OCLC 809410375.
- "Kosiniak-Kamysz: PSL jest jedyną formacją w centrum". tvn24.pl. 22 September 2018. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020.
- "FACTBOX: Profiles of Poland's main political parties". Reuters. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- "Poland's right-wing government takes steps to control NGO funding". Deutsche Welle. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ Vries, Catherine E. de (2021). Foundations of European politics : a comparative approach. Sara Binzer Hobolt, Sven-Oliver Proksch, Jonathan B. Slapin. Oxford. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-19-883130-3. OCLC 1246486176.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Fitzmaurice, J. (28 September 1998). Politics and Government in the Visegrad Countries: Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Springer. ISBN 9780230373228. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017 – via Google Books.
^ Nardelli, Alberto (22 October 2015). "Polish elections 2015: a guide to the parties, polls and electoral system". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
^ "Kosiniak-Kamysz: W wyborach do sejmików województw i rad powiatów PSL pójdzie raczej samodzielnie". wpolityce.pl. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018.
^ "Poland's left sets sights on return to parliament". POLITICO. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ "Poland's Parliament is now divided. What does this mean for the ruling Law and Justice party?". Washington Post. 18 October 2019. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ Magone, José (2010). Contemporary European Politics: A Comparative Introduction. Routledge. p. 457. ISBN 978-0-203-84639-1.
^ "Why Poland's Law and Justice Party will lose in four years". IFAIR. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ "Polish Presidential Election 2020: Two Months Out". cyber.fsi.stanford.edu. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ "PSL wchodzi do Koalicji Europejskiej. Kosiniak-Kamysz: To nie jest "antyzwiązek"". gazeta.pl (in Polish). 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

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[membership_2023-1] Drabik, Piotr (1 June 2023). "PiS nie jest największą partią w Polsce. "Liczy się tylko kartel czterech"". Radio ZET (in Polish). W statystykach najsilniejsze jest Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, które w swojej historii odwołuje się do XIX-wiecznego ruchu agrarnego. Obecnie partia liczy 73 222 członków. [In terms of statistics, the strongest is the Polish People's Party, which refers to the 19th century agrarian movement in its history. The party currently has 73 222 members."]

[2] Gmitruk, Janusz; Indraszczyk, Arkadiusz; Stępka, Stanisław (2010). Partie chłopskie i ludowe w Polsce oraz w Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej (1989-2009) (in Polish). Warsaw: Muzeum Historii Polskiego Ruchu Ludowego. ISBN 978-83-7583-191-7. Po trzecie Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe było partią sytuującą się na lewicy sceny politycznej. Wyważone elementy programu, nawiązujące do ideologii socjalizmu agrarnego, (...) [Thirdly, the Polish People's Party was a party positioned on the left of the political scene. The balanced elements of its programme, referring to the ideology of agrarian socialism, (...)]

[gerb_quote-3] Gerber, Alexandra (2011). Being Polish/Becoming European: Gender and The Limits of Diffusion in Polish Accession to the European Union (PDF). Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan. p. 167. PSL is technically a left-wing party, representing an agrarian socialist agenda, although it is also known for its social conservatism and is the oldest political party in Poland, dating back to before the communist regime. Throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s, PSL was often a member of the ruling coalition with SLD. However, the coalition between SLD and PSL broke down during the 4th Parliamentary Session (2004), and since that time, the party has shifted to the center.

[4] Immigration and Nationality Directorate (April 2002). "Poland: Country Assessment". United Kingdom: Home Office. p. 7. Polish Peasant Party (PSL): Left-wing party competing with Samoobrona for support in the rural community.

[5] Krzysztof Kowalczyk; Jerzy Sielski (2006). Partie i ugrupowania parlamentarne III Rzeczypospolitej (in Polish). Dom Wydawniczy DUET. p. 154. ISBN 978-83-89706-84-3. Przyjmując kryterium ideologiczno-programowe, J. Sielski zalicza Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe do grupy partii centrowych o orientacji ludowej. Biorąc pod uwagę ideologię, to można je zaliczyć do partii agrarnych. Na scenie w ostatnich latach ludowcy byli zdecydowanie na lewej stronie. Niekiedy zalicza się PSL do partii postpeerelowskich, gdyż przejęło ono znaczną część członków i majątek po ZSL. [Adopting the ideological and programmatic criterion, J. Sielski classifies the Polish People's Party as a centrist party with a folk orientation. Taking ideology into account, it can be classified as an agrarian party. But on the political scene in last years, the People's Party had been definitely on the left. The PSL is sometimes categorised as a post-communist party, as it took over a significant proportion of members and assets from the ZSL.]

[8] "Kluby i koła". sejm.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

[9] 
Cerami, Alfio (2006). Social Policy in Central and Eastern Europe: The Emergence of a New European Welfare Regime. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 18. ISBN 978-3-8258-9699-7.
Jennifer Lees-Marshment (2009). Political Marketing: Principles and Applications. Routledge. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-134-08411-1.
Guardiancich, Igor (21 August 2012). Pension Reforms in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe: From Post-Socialist Transition to the Global Financial Crisis. Routledge. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-136-22595-6.
Tomczak, Tomasz (2006). Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe – trwały element polskiego parlamentu?. DUET. pp. 129–155.
Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Poland". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

[8] Cerami, Alfio (2006). Social Policy in Central and Eastern Europe: The Emergence of a New European Welfare Regime. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 18. ISBN 978-3-8258-9699-7.

[9] Jennifer Lees-Marshment (2009). Political Marketing: Principles and Applications. Routledge. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-134-08411-1.

[10] Guardiancich, Igor (21 August 2012). Pension Reforms in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe: From Post-Socialist Transition to the Global Financial Crisis. Routledge. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-136-22595-6.

[11] Tomczak, Tomasz (2006). Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe – trwały element polskiego parlamentu?. DUET. pp. 129–155.

[12] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Poland". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

[10] 
Miłoszewski, Zygmunt (2010). Entanglement. Antonia Lloyd-Jones. Accessible. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-4596-0286-1. OCLC 809410375.
"Kosiniak-Kamysz: PSL jest jedyną formacją w centrum". tvn24.pl. 22 September 2018. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020.
"FACTBOX: Profiles of Poland's main political parties". Reuters. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
"Poland's right-wing government takes steps to control NGO funding". Deutsche Welle. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[14] Miłoszewski, Zygmunt (2010). Entanglement. Antonia Lloyd-Jones. Accessible. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-4596-0286-1. OCLC 809410375.

[15] "Kosiniak-Kamysz: PSL jest jedyną formacją w centrum". tvn24.pl. 22 September 2018. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020.

[16] "FACTBOX: Profiles of Poland's main political parties". Reuters. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2019.

[17] "Poland's right-wing government takes steps to control NGO funding". Deutsche Welle. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[11] Vries, Catherine E. de (2021). Foundations of European politics : a comparative approach. Sara Binzer Hobolt, Sven-Oliver Proksch, Jonathan B. Slapin. Oxford. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-19-883130-3. OCLC 1246486176.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[12] Fitzmaurice, J. (28 September 1998). Politics and Government in the Visegrad Countries: Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Springer. ISBN 9780230373228. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017 – via Google Books.

[13] Nardelli, Alberto (22 October 2015). "Polish elections 2015: a guide to the parties, polls and electoral system". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.

[wpolityce.pl-14] "Kosiniak-Kamysz: W wyborach do sejmików województw i rad powiatów PSL pójdzie raczej samodzielnie". wpolityce.pl. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018.

[15] "Poland's left sets sights on return to parliament". POLITICO. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[16] "Poland's Parliament is now divided. What does this mean for the ruling Law and Justice party?". Washington Post. 18 October 2019. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[Magone2010-17] Magone, José (2010). Contemporary European Politics: A Comparative Introduction. Routledge. p. 457. ISBN 978-0-203-84639-1.

[18] "Why Poland's Law and Justice Party will lose in four years". IFAIR. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[19] "Polish Presidential Election 2020: Two Months Out". cyber.fsi.stanford.edu. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[20] "PSL wchodzi do Koalicji Europejskiej. Kosiniak-Kamysz: To nie jest "antyzwiązek"". gazeta.pl (in Polish). 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

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