Normal Country

{{Infobox political party

| native_name = Normalny Kraj

| logo = Normal Country logo.svg

| logo_size = 250px

| colorcode = {{party color|Normal Country}}

| chairman = Wiesław Lewicki

| foundation = {{Start date|2015|01}}

| ideology = Right-wing populism
Anti-establishment

| headquarters = ul. Rabsztyńska 15/3, Warsaw

| website = https://normalnykraj.pl/

| country = Poland

| abbreviation = NK

| split = Association "Republicans"

| position = Right-wing

| seats1_title = Sejm

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|460|hex={{party color|Normal Country}}}}

| seats2_title = Senate

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|100|hex={{party color|Normal Country}}}}

| seats3_title = European Parliament

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|0|53|hex={{party color|Normal Country}}}}

| seats4_title = Regional assemblies

| seats4 = {{Composition bar|0|552|hex={{party color|Normal Country}}}}

| seats5_title = Mayors

| seats5 = {{Composition bar|0|2476|hex={{party color|Normal Country}}}}

| seats6_title = Powiat Councils

| seats6 = {{Composition bar|0|6170|{{party color|Normal Country}}}}

| seats7_title = Gmina Councils

| seats7 = {{Composition bar|1|39416|{{party color|Normal Country}}}}

}}

Normal Country ({{langx|pl|Normalny Kraj}}, NK) is a Polish right-wing political party founded in January 2015 as a result of a split in Association "Republicans". It was formally registered on 30 April 2015. Until 14 June 2015, it was known as Republican Congress ({{langx|pl|Kongres Republikański}}).

History

The creation of Republican Congress was announced in January 2015 by members of Association "Republicans" (Stowarzyszenie "Republikanie") dissatisfied with the leadership of Przemysław Wipler, including Tomasz Jaskóła (who soon left the Congress in favor of Kukiz’15).{{Cite web |date=19 January 2015 |title=Po czystce w stowarzyszeniu Wiplera powstała Partia Republikanów |url=http://polskiepiekielko.pl/po-czystce-w-stowarzyszeniu-wiplera-powstala-partia-republikanow/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160815163036/http://polskiepiekielko.pl/po-czystce-w-stowarzyszeniu-wiplera-powstala-partia-republikanow/ |archive-date=15 August 2016 |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=polskiepiekielko.pl}} Krzysztof Fluder became its chairman.{{Cite web |date=25 June 2015 |title=Pozycja 9036 |url=http://www.imsig.pl/pozycja/2015/121/9036,Kongres_Republika%C5%84ski |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=Monitor Sądowy i Gospodarczy nr 121/2015}} During its first convention on 14 June 2015, it was renamed to Normal Country and former Congress of the New Right member Wiesław Lewicki became its new chairman.{{Cite web |date=2 December 2015 |title=Pozycja 18904 |url=https://www.imsig.pl/pozycja/2015/234/18904,KONGRES_REPUBLIKA%C5%83SKI |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=Monitor Sądowy i Gospodarczy nr 234/2015}} The party also cut ties with the idea of republicanism, taking on an anti-establishment and strongly right-wing bend. The former chairman Krzysztof Flunder founded a centre-right splinter party Republicans RP (Republikanie RP) which dissolved in 2017.{{Cite web |date=6 June 2016 |title=Konferencja prasowa nowo powstałej partii politycznej Republikanie RP |url=https://pap-mediaroom.pl/inne/konferencja-prasowa-nowo-powstalej-partii-politycznej-republikanie-rp |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=pap-mediaroom.pl}}

Normal Country established cooperation with Patriotic Poland and Organisation of the Polish Nation - Polish League.{{Cite web |title=Nasi partnerzy |url=https://normalnykraj.pl/nasi-partnerzy/?v=9b7d173b068d |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202120740/https://normalnykraj.pl/nasi-partnerzy/?v=9b7d173b068d |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=normalnykraj.pl}} In the 2019 Polish parliamentary election, the party fielded a Senate candidate Wojciech Mateńka from Patriotic Poland in Lublin I constituency. He achieved 7.03% of the vote.{{Cite web |title=Serwis PKW – Wybory 2019 |url=https://sejmsenat2019.pkw.gov.pl/sejmsenat2019/pl/wyniki/senat/okr/14 |access-date=13 July 2024}} In the 2020 Polish presidential election, the party tried to field its chairman NK Wiesław Lewicki{{Cite web |date=28 February 2020 |title=Wybory prezydenckie. PKW zarejestrowała 15 komitetów wyborczych |url=https://regiony.tvp.pl/46881845/wybory-prezydenckie-pkw-zarejestrowala-15-komitetow-wyborczych |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=tvp.pl}} but failed to collect enough signatures.

In the 2023 Polish parliamentary election, the party fielded Sejm lists in four constituencies and one candidate to the Senate. Its Siedlce constituency list included members of the Front party with Krzysztof Tołwiński as the list leaders. It received 0.02% of the vote.{{Cite web |title=Serwis PKW – Wybory 2023 |url=https://sejmsenat2023.pkw.gov.pl/sejmsenat2023/ |access-date=13 July 2024}} The Senate candidate achieved last place in his constituency with 1.27%.

In the 2024 Polish local elections, the party registered lists to 10 voivodeship sejmiks,{{Cite web |title=Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024 |url=https://wybory.gov.pl/samorzad2024/pl/komitet/29849?elections=sejmik_wojewodztwa |access-date=13 July 2024}} eight gmina councils,{{Cite web |title=Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024 |url=https://wybory.gov.pl/samorzad2024/pl/komitet/29849?elections=rada_gminy |access-date=13 July 2024}} and a mayoral candidate in gmina Wiżajny (Józef Laskowski).{{Cite web |title=Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024 |url=https://wybory.gov.pl/samorzad2024/pl/komitet/29849?elections=wbp |access-date=13 July 2024}} In sejmiks it received 0.6% of the nationwide vote with the highest support in Greater Poland (1.43%).{{Cite web |title=Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024 |url=https://wybory.gov.pl/samorzad2024/pl/sejmik_wojewodztwa/okregi |access-date=13 July 2024}} It did not receive any sejmik seats. However it obtained one seat in gmina Kazanów council.{{Cite web |title=Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024 |url=https://wybory.gov.pl/samorzad2024/pl/rada_gminy/okreg/143601/4 |access-date=13 July 2024}}

In the 2024 European Parliament election, the party registered lists in five constituencies. Aside from Normal Country members and independents it included one Silesians Together member and one New Hope member.{{Cite web |title=Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024 |url=https://wybory.gov.pl/pe2024/pl/komitet/41134 |access-date=13 July 2024}} The committee received 0.17% of the votes.{{Cite web |title=Wybory do Parlamentu Europejskiego 2024 |url=https://wybory.gov.pl/pe2024/pl/wynik/pl |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=wybory.gov.pl}}

Platform

The parties supports simplifying administration, self-determination, increasing cooperation with CEE and Asian countries (particularly China), independent judiciary, state-guaranteed medication access, reestablishment of teacher seminaries, abolition of tests in education, natural farming, enfranchisement of Poles with natural resources, preference of native resources and technologies, diversifying native energy sources, improving demographics, monetary sovereignty, ban on deficit spending, restrictions on foreign capital, income tax for all corporations, rebuilding of the processing industry and maintaining the role of critical infrastructure and army.{{Cite web |title=Program partii |url=https://normalnykraj.pl/program |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=normalnykraj.pl}}

Structure

Chairman:

Wiesław Lewicki

Vice-chairman:

Krzysztof Nagrabski

Secretary:

Czesław Piszczek

Treasurer:

Bartłomiej Gowin

Election results

= Sejm =

class="wikitable" ! Election ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! +/– ! Government
2023 \| 4,606 \| 0.02 (#10) \| {{Composition bar\|0\|460\|{{party color\|Normal Country}}}} \| New \| {{no\|Extra-parliamentary}}

class="wikitable"

! Election

! Votes

! %

! Seats

! +/–

! Government

2023

| 4,606

| 0.02 (#10)

| {{Composition bar|0|460|{{party color|Normal Country}}}}

| New

| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}

= Senate =

class=wikitable
Election ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! +/– ! Government
2023 \| 2,177 \| 0.01 \| {{Composition bar\|0\|100\|{{party color\|Normal Country}}}} \| New \| {{no\|Extra-parliamentary}}

class=wikitable

Election

! Votes

! %

! Seats

! +/–

! Government

2023

| 2,177

| 0.01

| {{Composition bar|0|100|{{party color|Normal Country}}}}

| New

| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}

= European Parliament =

class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" ! Election ! Leader ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! +/– ! EP Group
rowspan="2" \| 2024 \| Wiesław Lewicki \| 20,308 \| 0.17 (#8) \| {{Composition bar\|0\|53\|{{party color\|Normal Country}}}} \| New \| –
colspan="6" \| {{small\|In a joint list with ŚR, that didn't win any seat.}}

class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"

! Election

! Leader

! Votes

! %

! Seats

! +/–

! EP Group

rowspan="2" | 2024

| Wiesław Lewicki

| 20,308

| 0.17 (#8)

| {{Composition bar|0|53|{{party color|Normal Country}}}}

| New

| –

colspan="6" | {{small|In a joint list with ŚR, that didn't win any seat.}}

= Regional assemblies =

class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
Election ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! +/−
2024 \| 86,994 \| 0.60 (#8) \| {{Composition bar\|0\|552\|hex={{party color\|Normal Country}}}} \| New

class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"

Election

! Votes

! %

! Seats

! +/−

2024

| 86,994

| 0.60 (#8)

| {{Composition bar|0|552|hex={{party color|Normal Country}}}}

| New

Other parties

Politicians associated with Normal Country have registered other political parties.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; font-size:90%" ! colspan="1" \|Translated Name !Polish Name !Chairman !Other board members !Applicants !Registration date !Registry number !Headquarters
Party of Freedom (previously Freedom Movement) \|Partia Wolności (previously Freedom Movement) \|Anna Karbowska (previously Wiesław Lewicki) \|vice-chairman: Piotr Merda secretary: Jakub Albrecht treasurer: Robert Oleszczak \|Wiesław Lewicki, Anna Karbowska, Robert Oleszczak \|6 July 2015 \|355 \|ul. Oczapowskiego 2 lok. 74, Warsaw
Free Europe \|Wolna Europa \|Wiesław Lewicki \| \|Robert Oleszczak, Dominik Kowalski, Wiesław Lewicki \|21 September 2022 \|342 \|ul. Rabsztyńska 15/3, Warsaw
Normal Poland \|Normalna Polska \|Wiesław Lewicki \|vice-chairman: Marzena Tomaszczak other member: Krzysztof Nagrabski \|Marzena Tomaszczak, Wiesław Lewicki, Krzysztof Nagrabski \|30 November 2023 \|461 \|ul. Kazimierza Kruczkowskiego 1/5, Gdynia

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; font-size:90%"

! colspan="1" |Translated Name

!Polish Name

!Chairman

!Other board members

!Applicants

!Registration date

!Registry number

!Headquarters

Party of Freedom

(previously Freedom Movement)

|Partia Wolności (previously Freedom Movement)

|Anna Karbowska

(previously Wiesław Lewicki)

|vice-chairman: Piotr Merda

secretary: Jakub Albrecht

treasurer: Robert Oleszczak

|Wiesław Lewicki, Anna Karbowska, Robert Oleszczak

|6 July 2015

|355

|ul. Oczapowskiego 2 lok. 74, Warsaw

Free Europe

|Wolna Europa

|Wiesław Lewicki

|Robert Oleszczak, Dominik Kowalski, Wiesław Lewicki

|21 September 2022

|342

|ul. Rabsztyńska 15/3, Warsaw

Normal Poland

|Normalna Polska

|Wiesław Lewicki

|vice-chairman: Marzena Tomaszczak

other member: Krzysztof Nagrabski

|Marzena Tomaszczak, Wiesław Lewicki, Krzysztof Nagrabski

|30 November 2023

|461

|ul. Kazimierza Kruczkowskiego 1/5, Gdynia

References

Category:Eurosceptic parties

Category:Political parties in Poland