Initiative for Poland
{{Short description|Former Polish political party}}
{{Distinguish|Polish Initiative|Initiative of the Republic of Poland}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = Initiative for Poland
| native_name = Inicjatywa dla Polski
| logo = Initiative for Poland logo.jpg
| logo_size = 200px
| colorcode = #637C54
| leader = Aldona Kamela-Sowińska (2003–2005)
Remigiusz Witkowski (2005–2006)
| foundation = {{start date and age|2003|06|13|df=y}}
| dissolution = {{end date and age|2006|09|29|df=y}}
| registered = 2003
| headquarters = Poznań
| split =
| ideology = Christian democracy
Privatisation
| position = Centre-right
| national =
| youth_wing = Initiative of the Young
({{langx|pl|Inicjatywa Młodych}})
| colours =
| country = Poland
}}
The Initiative for Poland ({{langx|pl|Inicjatywa dla Polski}}) or IdP, was a short-lived centre-right Christian democratic Polish political party.
History
The party was created in Poznań on the 14 June 2003 on the initiative of the former finance minister Aldona Kamela-Sowińska{{Citation|url=http://wiadomosci.wp.pl/prof-kamela-sowinska-przewodniczaca-inicjatywy-dla-polski-6031969688827009a|title=Prof. Kamela-Sowińska przewodniczącą "Inicjatywy dla Polski"|publisher=Wirtualna Polska|date=14 June 2003}} Among the first members were Andrzej Sośnierz, Zbigniew Zysk and Władysław Medwid.
For the 2004 European parliamentary elections the party had a host of famous candidates on their electoral lists, notably Barbara Borys-Damięcka (former senator and film director), Wilibald Winkler (former Silesian voivode), Andrzej Wiszniewski (former minister for education), Dorota Czudowska (former senator), Wojciech Szczęsny Kaczmarek (former mayor of Poznań), Bartłomiej Sochański (former mayor of Szczecin), Korneliusz Pacuda (journalist), Tomasz Wójtowicz (Olympian and volleyball player) and Ryszard Jankowski (former football manager). They received 88565 votes, an overall share of 1.45%.[https://pe2004.pkw.gov.pl/WynWyb/pdf/obwieszczenie.rtf Serwis PKW – Wybory 2004]
In the autumn of 2004 there were serious talks of a merger with the Centre Party but this never materialised in the end.{{Citation |url=http://serwisy.gazeta.pl/kraj/1,34317,2416132.html |title=Zjednoczenia nie ma. Centrum bez Inicjatywy |publisher=gazeta.pl |date=28 November 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041129085255/http://serwisy.gazeta.pl/kraj/1,34317,2416132.html |archive-date=29 November 2004 |url-status=dead}}
In 2005 for the parliamentary elections that year the majority used Civic Platform's electoral lists[https://wybory2005.pkw.gov.pl/SJM/PL/KOMITETY/k87.html Serwis PKW – Wybory 2005] whilst a minority used the Centre Party's lists.[https://wybory2005.pkw.gov.pl/SJM/PL/KOMITETY/k89.html Serwis PKW – Wybory 2005]
On the 5 January 2006 at the party AGM, it was decided that the party will be dissolved. Most of the activists joined other political parties, most joined the Civic Platform. The party was officially de-registered on 29 September 2006.
References
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Category:2003 establishments in Poland
Category:2006 disestablishments in Poland
Category:Centre-right parties in Europe
Category:Christian democratic parties in Europe
Category:Christian democratic parties in Poland
Category:Defunct political parties in Poland