Polish Left
{{Short description|Polish political party}}
{{Expand Polish|topic=gov|Polska Lewica|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = Polish Left
| native_name = Polska Lewica
| logo = Polska lewica.png
| native_name_lang = pl
| colorcode = {{party color|Polish Left}}
| abbreviation = PL
| split = Democratic Left Alliance
| leader = {{ill|Jacek Zdrojewski|pl}}
| founded = 5 January 2008
| headquarters = Krakowskie Przedmieście, Warsaw
| ideology = Social democracy
Democratic socialism
| position = Centre-left to left-wing
| national = Democratic Left (2022–)
| european =
| international =
| europarl =
| colors = {{colorbox|{{party color|Polish Left}}}} Red
| seats1_title = Sejm
| seats1 = {{composition bar|0|460|{{party color|Polish Left}}}}
| seats2_title = Senate
| seats2 = {{composition bar|0|100|{{party color|Polish Left}}}}
| seats3_title = European Parliament
| seats3 = {{composition bar|0|51|{{party color|Polish Left}}}}
| seats4_title = Regional Assemblies
| seats4 = {{composition bar|0|555|{{party color|Polish Left}}}}
| website = {{Official URL}}
| country = Poland
}}
The Polish Left ({{langx|pl|Polska Lewica}}) is a centre-left to left-wing political party in Poland.
History
The former Prime Minister Leszek Miller announced the formation of the Polish Left on September 20, 2007, because he was not on the list of Left and Democrats. In his announcement, Miller said that the new party would be a "true leftist" alternative to the LiD coalition. In 2007 elections Leszek Miller started from the Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland.
The Polish Left party was formed when the Prime Minister and many other members of parliament withdrew from the Democratic Left Alliance, which Miller had headed for many years. His departure from the DLA also served as a public protest against the policies of party leaders, regarded by the protesters as not liberal enough.
Miller was the leader of the party from 2001 to 2004.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/03/world/poland-s-prime-minister-is-replaced.html?ref=topics|title=Poland's Prime Minister Is Replaced|date=May 3, 2004|access-date=2 November 2015}} Other prominent members are the former Secretary General of the DLA, Marek Dyduch, and former Sejm Member Krzysztof Jagiełło.
Before the 2019 elections, Polish Left got into litigations with Democratic Left Alliance and put up three candidates for senators including Monika Jaruzelska who was criticized by some left-wing politicians for conservatives views. Leszek Miller, current MEP from SLD declared that it is likely to create a new leftist party or coalition in opposition to the SLD and The Left.
References
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External links
- [http://www.polska-lewica.pl/ Official site]
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Category:2007 establishments in Poland
Category:Political parties established in 2007
Category:Political parties in Poland
Category:Social democratic parties in Poland