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(Redirected from KORWiN (Poland)) Political party in Poland This article is about a political party in Poland. For the political party in Israel with the same name in English, see New Hope (Israel).

New Hope Nowa Nadzieja
PresidentSławomir Mentzen
Vice-presidents
FounderJanusz Korwin-Mikke
Founded22 January 2015; 9 years ago (22 January 2015)
Split fromCongress of the New Right
HeadquartersWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship
Youth wingYouth for Liberty
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing to far-right
National affiliationConfederation Liberty and Independence
European affiliationEurope of Sovereign Nations Party
European Parliament groupEurope of Sovereign Nations
International affiliationInternational Alliance of Libertarian Parties
Colors
Sejm8 / 460
Senate0 / 100
European Parliament3 / 53
City Presidents1 / 107
Regional assemblies2 / 552
Website
wolnosc.pl

The New Hope (Polish: Nowa Nadzieja, Polish pronunciation: [ˈnova naˈd͡ʑɛ.ja]; NN) is a right-wing political party in Poland and member of Confederation. As of 2024, it is led by Sławomir Mentzen.

Founded in 2015 by Janusz Korwin-Mikke as a result of his removal from the Congress of the New Right, his former party, it was initially called Coalition for the Renewal of the Republic of Liberty and Hope (Polish: Koalicja Odnowy Rzeczypospolitej Wolność i Nadzieja) and then subsequently Confederation for the Renewal of the Republic of Liberty and Hope (Polish: Konfederacja Odnowy Rzeczypospolitej Wolność i Nadzieja), both abbreviated to just KORWiN or sometimes Liberty (Polish: Wolność).

Among the party's other members are Przemysław Wipler, who held a seat in the Polish Sejm, and Robert Iwaszkiewicz, Member of the European Parliament. The party's Polish name was originally a backronym of the founder's name Korwin-Mikke, who took part in the 2015 presidential election.

History

The party was formed shortly after Janusz Korwin-Mikke was removed from the chairmanship of the Congress of the New Right (KNP). The pro-Korwin faction of the KNP ended up forming the KORWiN party ahead of the 2015 Polish presidential election. Janusz Korwin-Mikke finished fourth in that election, earning 3.26% of the vote (486,084 votes). In the 2015 Polish parliamentary election, the party earned 4.76% of the vote (722,999 votes) but failed to reach the 5% electoral threshold needed to get any seats.

The party gained two seats during the VIII Sejm after Jacek Wilk and later Jakub Kulesza left Kukiz'15 to join KORWiN.

Ahead of the 2019 European Parliament election in Poland, KORWiN formed an alliance with the National Movement (RN) and other right-wing parties called the Confederation. Even though the coalition failed to get any seats, the main parties stayed together to contest the 2019 Polish parliamentary election. The Confederation ended up receiving 6.81% of the vote (1,256,953 votes) and 11 seats, five of which were taken by the KORWiN members.

For the 2020 Polish presidential election, KORWiN endorsed vice-chairman of the RN Krzysztof Bosak following his victory in the 2019–20 Confederation presidential primary. Bosak received 6.8% of the vote (1,317,380) which was by far the best result of any candidate (or party) endorsed by Janusz Korwin-Mikke.

In March 2022, claiming that the party had abandoned its libertarian roots and become Russophilic, three MPs left the party, creating a splinter group called Wolnościowcy.

On 15 October 2022, Korwin-Mikke stepped down as the party president and was replaced by Sławomir Mentzen, the party's then vice president. Mentzen has worked to transform the image of the party away from a personality cult of Korwin-Mikke culminating in changing the party's name to "New Hope." The founder of the party, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, was expelled from the party on October 28, 2023, which its new chairman, Sławomir Mentzen, justified with his controversial statements that harmed the party and contributed to it achieving a lower result than expected in the parliamentary elections this year."

On April 21, 2024, in the second round of the presidential elections in Bełchatów, Patryk Marjan [pl], a party member, was elected, becoming the party's and Confederation's first city president.

Ideology and position

The New Hope has been described as a right-wing and far-right party. Regarding social issues, the party is conservative, and regarding economic issues, it is right-libertarian. It has been also described as right-wing populist. It has expressed hard Eurosceptic views towards the European Union. After Mentzen replaced Korwin-Mikke as party leader, the party became more critical of Russia, with Mentzen describing Russia as the main threat to Poland, calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a "murderer and a barbarian" and expressing support for Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian War, while being sceptical of increased military aid due to equipment shortages in Poland. Mentzen has also said that the Polish state should take no position on the 2023 Israel-Hamas war.

Programme

The party's programme preamble calls for:

  • rebuilding the basic values of the Polish culture and "Latin civilization" and the Christian moral foundations of society,
  • construction of rule of law, fair and efficient governance based on the subsidiarity principle,
  • implementation of the "eternal human aspirations for Freedom",
  • respect for the private property of citizens and the fruits of their labor,
  • striving for the implementation of the Polish national interest in the international arena and optimal conditions for the development of the Republic of Poland,
  • strengthening the role of the family and creating favorable conditions for its development.

Other issues mentioned in the program are:

  • the adoption of a new Polish constitution which takes into account the "principle of no harm to the willing" and the introduction of a presidential system; strengthening the tripartite division of powers by prohibiting the combination of positions in the legislative, executive and judiciary (especially the functions of a deputy and minister);
  • the reduction of the role of the Sejm to the body deciding on the amount of taxes and controlling the executive power, and the reduction of the number of ministries;
  • the creation of an eleven-person Council of State elected by the Senate and appointed by the President. According to the group's leader, it would take over the legislative initiative from the government
  • elimination of PIT and CIT income taxes as well as inheritance and donation tax, as well as the abolition of compulsory pension and health insurance while respecting acquired rights;
  • introducing in the constitution a ban on adopting a budget with a deficit in peacetime; regaining sovereignty which, according to the party, requires abandoning the Treaty of Lisbon and rebuilding the treaty base of the European Union;
  • doubling defense spending;
  • reintroduction of the death penalty.

Election results

Presidential

Election year Candidate 1st round 2nd round Result
# of overall votes % of overall vote # of overall votes % of overall vote
2015 Janusz Korwin-Mikke 486,084 3.26 (#4) — Lost
2020 Supported Krzysztof Bosak 1,317,380 6.78 (#4) — Lost

Sejm

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Government
2015 Janusz Korwin-Mikke 722,999 4.8 (#7) 0 / 460 New Extra-parliamentary
2019 Janusz Korwin-Mikke 448,946 2.4 (#5) 5 / 460 Increase 5 PiS
As part of the Confederation coalition, that won 11 seats in total.
2023 Sławomir Mentzen 551,901 2.6 (#5) 8 / 460 Increase 3 KO–PL2050–KP–NL
As part of the Confederation coalition, that won 18 seats in total.

European Parliament

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– EP Group
2019 Janusz Korwin-Mikke 621,188 4.55 (#4) 0 / 52 New –
As part of the Confederation coalition, that didn't win any seat.
2024 Sławomir Mentzen 1,420,287 12.08 (#3) 3 / 53 Increase 3 ESN
As part of the Confederation coalition, that won 6 seats in total.

References

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