Rzeczpospolita (newspaper)

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Rzeczpospolita

The front page of Rzeczpospolita on 8 April 2013
Format	Compact
Owner(s)	Gremi Media SA
Editor	Bogusław Chrabota
Founded	1920 (revived in 1944 and 1982)
Political alignment	Liberal conservatism[1]
Language	Polish
Headquarters	Warsaw
Circulation	36,482 (December 2021)[2]
Sister newspapers	Parkiet
ISSN	0208-9130
OCLC number	264077858
Website	www.rp.pl (in Polish)

Rzeczpospolita (Polish pronunciation: [ʐɛt͡ʂpɔsˈpɔlita] ^ⓘ) is a Polish nationwide daily economic and legal newspaper, published by Gremi Media.^[3] Established in 1920, Rzeczpospolita was originally founded as a daily newspaper of the conservative Christian National Party during interwar Poland. The paper's title is a translation of the Latin phrase res publica (meaning "republic", or "commonwealth"), and is part of the traditional and official name of the Polish state, "Rzeczpospolita Polska."

The newspaper came under government control during the Polish People's Republic (1945–1989). Following the 1989 political revolutions across Europe, the new democratically-elected government relinquished its editorial oversight and ownership of Rzeczpospolita, contributing to the end of media censorship in communist Poland and ushering in a new era of independent press.

In 2016, Rzeczpospolita had a circulation of 274,000; 75% of its readers were reported to have higher education.^[4] Generally considered to be center-right of the political spectrum, the paper's editorial board represents conservative-liberal views. Rzeczpospolita is among the most frequently cited media sources in the country and is considered a newspaper of record for Poland.^[5]