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Sovereign Poland Suwerenna Polska
Leader	Zbigniew Ziobro
Secretary-General	Andrzej Dera
Founded	24 March 2012
Dissolved	12 October 2024
Split from	Law and Justice
Merged into	Law and Justice
Youth wing	The New Generation (Polish: Nowe Pokolenie)
Ideology	Christian right National conservatism Social conservatism Euroscepticism
Political position	Right-wing to far-right
Religion	Roman Catholicism
National affiliation	United Right
European affiliation	Movement for a Europe of Liberties and Democracy (2011–2015)
European Parliament group	Europe of Freedom and Democracy (2012–2014) European Conservatives and Reformists (since 2019)
Colours	Blue (until 2023)   Red
Website
suwerennapolska.pl
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Sovereign Poland (Polish: Suwerenna Polska, SP), also known as United Poland (Polish: Solidarna Polska; alternatively translated to Solidarity Poland), until 2023, was a Catholic-nationalist political party in Poland led by Zbigniew Ziobro. It was founded in 2012, as the Catholic-nationalist split from the Law and Justice, with whom they later formed the United Right alliance in 2014. Sovereign Poland merged with Law and Justice on 12 October 2024.

Ideology

The party has been described as national-conservative, nationalist, and Catholic-nationalist. It was also staunchly socially conservative. It was opposed to abortion and euthanasia, and supported extending maternity leave to nine months. It was eurosceptic, Anti-LGBT and its staunch opposition to same-sex marriage was cited as a main reason it left the ECR group in the European Parliament in 2012. It has also been described as right-wing populist mainly due to their opposition to immigration. It has been described as right-wing and far-right.

In its 2013 program, United Poland called for the government intervention in the economy, especially tax policy. The party has called for a 'fat cat' tax on big companies, including supermarkets, and backs higher taxes on those who earn over 10,000 złotych (€2,400) a month.

During the tenure of then-United Poland leader Zbigniew Ziobro as Minister of Justice, Ziobro was the architect of judicial reforms to the Constitutional Tribunal, which resulted in the Polish Constitutional Tribunal crisis. Law and Justice Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has blamed United Poland for failures associated with these reforms, while Ziobro has criticised Law and Justice and President Andrzej Duda for blocking elements of the reform package.

In 2022, United Poland called for tougher blasphemy laws in Poland, such as three-year jail terms for insulting church or interrupting Mass.

History

After Ziobro and fellow MEPs Tadeusz Cymański and Jacek Kurski were ejected from PiS for disloyalty on 4 November 2011, Ziobro's supporters within PiS formed a new group in the Sejm. Despite claims that the new group was not attempting to form a new party, the MPs were expelled from Law and Justice. The party was founded in 2012 by Law and Justice (PiS) MEP Zbigniew Ziobro, who led the party's conservative Catholic-nationalist faction.

In 2012, their MEPs left the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) to join the Europe of Freedom and Democracy (EFD) group in opposition to the ECR's more liberal stance on gay marriage, its support for the EU's climate change policy, and its advocacy of cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy.

The party was officially launched on 24 March 2012. At the time, opinion polls put the party just around 2%. In a 2020 poll, it found that if the party ran independent from the United Right it would gain 5.4% votes.

Sovereign Poland merged with Law and Justice on 12 October 2024 during PiS congress in Przysucha, despite concerns from some high-ranking members of both parties.

Representatives

Members of the Sejm

• Mariusz Kałużny (5 - Toruń)
• Jan Kanthak (6 - Lublin)
• Marcin Romanowski (7 - Chełm)
• Tadeusz Woźniak (11 – Sieradz)
• Edward Siarka (14 - Nowy Sącz)
• Norbert Kaczmarczyk (15 - Tarnów)
• Jacek Ozdoba (16 - Płock)
• Sebastian Kaleta (19 - Warsaw I)
• Janusz Kowalski (21 - Opole)
• Maria Kurowska (22 - Krosno)
• Piotr Uruski (22 - Krosno)
• Marcin Warchoł (23 - Rzeszów)
• Zbigniew Ziobro (23 - Rzeszów)
• Sebastian Łukaszewicz (24 - Białystok)
• Michał Woś (30 - Bielsko-Biała II)
• Michał Wójcik (31 - Katowice II)
• Mariusz Gosek (33 - Kielce)
• Dariusz Matecki (41 - Szczecin)

Member of the Senate

• Mieczysław Golba (Senate Constituency no. 58)

Members of the European Parliament

• Patryk Jaki (Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie)
• Jacek Ozdoba (Masovian)

Election results

Presidential

Sejm

Leader: Zbigniew Ziobro Vice-Leaders: Beata Kempa Michał Woś Michał Wójcik Secretary: Piotr Cieplucha Chairman of the General Council: Edward Siarka

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Government
2015	Zbigniew Ziobro	5,711,687	37.6 (#1)	8 / 460		PiS
	As part of the United Right coalition, that won 235 seats in total.
2019	Zbigniew Ziobro	8,051,935	43.6 (#1)	10 / 460	2	PiS
	As part of the United Right coalition, that won 235 seats in total.
2023	Zbigniew Ziobro	7,640,854	35.4 (#1)	18 / 460	8	KO–PL2050–KP–NL
	As part of the United Right coalition, that won 194 seats in total.

Senate

Election	Seats	+/–
2015	2 / 100
As part of the United Right coalition, that won 61 seats in total.
2019	2 / 100	0
As part of the United Right coalition, that won 48 seats in total.
2023	1 / 100	1
As part of the United Right coalition, that won 34 seats in total.

European Parliament

Election	Votes	Leader	%	Seats	+/–	EP Group
2014	Zbigniew Ziobro	281,079	4.20 (#6)	0 / 51	New	–
2019	Zbigniew Ziobro	6,192,780	45.38 (#1)	1 / 52	1	ECR
	As part of the United Right coalition, that won 27 seats in total.
2024	Zbigniew Ziobro	4,253,169	36.16 (#2)	2 / 52	1	ECR
	As part of the United Right coalition, that won 20 seats in total.

Notes

1. Got 277,622 votes
2. Got 1.83%
3. 331,467
4. 1.79%
5. 465,024
6. 2.15%
7. 289,536
8. 2.12%
9. 575,261
10. 4.89%

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External links

• (in Polish) United Poland official website

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Represented in the Sejm	United Right (191) Law and Justice (183) Renew RP (5) Polish Affairs (1) Independent (2)* Civic Coalition (157) Civic Platform (127) Modern (6) Polish Initiative (4) The Greens (3) AGROunion (1) Yes! For Poland (1) Independents (15)** The Left (26) New Left (19) Left Together (7) Poland 2050 (33) Polish Coalition (32) Polish People's Party (28) Centre for Poland (3) Independent (1)*** Confederation (18) National Movement (6) New Hope (8) Confederation of the Polish Crown (3) Kukiz'15 (3)
Represented in the Senate	United Right (34) Law and Justice (30) Independents (4) Civic Coalition (41) Civic Platform (36) Yes! For Poland (1) Independents (4) Third Way (Poland) (12) Poland 2050 (5) Polish People's Party (4) Centre for Poland (1) Union of European Democrats (1) Independent (1) The Left (9) New Left (5) Left Together (2) Polish Socialist Party (1) Labour Union (1) Independents (4)
Represented in the European Parliament	Civic Coalition (21) Civic Platform (17) Polish Initiative (1) Independents (3) United Right (20) Law and Justice (20) Confederation (6) Confederation (3) New Hope (2) Confederation of the Polish Crown (1) Third Way (3) Polish People's Party (2) Poland 2050 (1) The Left (3) New Left (3)
Other existing parties and political movements	Better Poland The City Is Ours Civic Initiative Common Powiat Confederation Liberty and Independence All-Polish Youth* Union of Christian Families Congress of the New Right Edward Gierek's Economic Revival Movement Farmers from the Baltic to the Tatras Falanga First Self-Governance League Freedom and Equality Freedomers Inhabitants' Wola Jurassic-Silesian Association European Home Kashubian Association Labour Party League of Polish Families Liberal Poland – Entrepreneurs' Strike National Party of Retirees and Pensioners National Radical Camp (1993)* National Revival of Poland New Democracy - Yes Normal Country Nonpartisan Local Government Activists OK Poland Local Government Coalition Organisation of the Polish Nation – Polish League Peasants' Party Piast Faction PolExit Polish Coalition Alliance of Democrats Silesians Together Agreement (political party) Polish Left Polish Pirate Party Polish Party of Animal Protection Polish Communist Party Real Europe Movement – Europa Christi Real Politics Union Repair Poland Movement Right Wing of the Republic Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland Self-Defence Rebirth Silesian Autonomy Movement* Silesian Regional Party* Silesian Separatist Movement* Socialist Alternative Social Movement of the Republic of Poland Solidarity* Slavic Union There is One Poland United Beyond Boundaries Workers' Democracy German Minority****
Defunct parties	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Patriotic Party Hetmans' Party Familia Party Pre-war and inter-war eras Association of National Parties and Organizations Catholic People's Party Centrolew Communist Party of Poland Communist Party of Western Ukraine Communist Party of Western Belorussia Communist Party of Silesian Land Democratic Clubs Democratic Party Front Morges Labor Party (PP) Labour Faction (1937) National Democracy Christian Union of National Unity Camp of Great Poland Popular National Union National Party National Radical Camp National Radical Camp (1934) National Radical Camp Falanga National Radical Camp ABC National People's Union National Workers' Party Peasant Group of Popular Councils Peasant Party People's Party Polish Centre Polish-Catholic People's Party Polish Catholic Bloc Polish Christian Democratic Party Polish Nonpartisan Organization Polish People's Party "Piast" Polish People's Party "Nowe Wyzwolenie" Polish People's Party of Wilno Land Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie" Polish Socialist Party (1892) Polish Socialists Polish Socialist Party – Freedom, Equality, Independence Polish Socialist Party – Left Polish Socialist Party of Lithuania and Belarus Polish Socialist Party of the Prussian Partition Polish Socialist Party – Revolutionary Faction Polish Union of Peasant Activists Popular Association "Odrodzenie" Popular Association "Odrodzenie-Wyzwolenie" Popular Councils Popular Unity Radical Peasant Party Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania Union of Upper Silesians Communist era Communist Party of Poland (Mijal) Confederation of Independent Poland Front of National Unity Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth Polish Workers' Party Polish United Workers' Party United People's Party Modern era Ancestral Home Alliance for Poland Alternative Social Movement Agreement for the Future – CenterLeft Catholic Electoral Action Catholic Electoral Committee "Fatherland" Centre Agreement Centre Agreement – Integrative Initiative Centre Agreement – Polish Union Christian Democracy Christian Democracy of the Third Polish Republic Christian National Union Christian-Peasant Party Citizens' Movement for Democratic Action Coalition for the Republic Confederation of Independent Poland Conservative People's Party Democratic Left Alliance Democratic Left Alliance – Labour Union Democratic Party – demokraci.pl Democratic Union Direct Democracy Europa Plus European Coalition Feminist Initiative/Women's Party Forward Poland Freedom Union Initiative for Poland Initiative RP Labour Party (Poland) League and Self-Defense League of the Right of the Republic Left and Democrats Liberal Democratic Congress Libertas Poland Movement for Reconstruction of Poland Movement for the Republic Movement for the Republic – Patriotic Camp National League National Party (1989) National Party "Fatherland" National Self-Defence Front Nonpartisan Bloc for Support of Reforms Now! Social Alliance Patriotic Self-Defence Party of Drivers Party of Regions Party X Peasants' Agreement People's National Movement Poland Comes First Polish Confederation – Dignity and Work Polish Beer-Lovers' Party Poland Fair Play Polish Union Polish Reason of State Polish Labour Party - August 80 Polish National Party Reason Party Right Alliance Self-Defence of the Polish Nation Self-Defence Social Movement Social Justice Movement Solidarity Electoral Action Spring The Poor of Poland Sovereign Poland The Republicans Third Republic Movement United Left Your Movement
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