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(Redirected from Union of the Left (Poland)) Polish political party

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Freedom and Equality Wolność i Równość
LeaderPiotr Musiał
Founded20 March 2005
Headquartersul. Powsińska 40/2, 02-903 Warsaw
IdeologySocial democracy
Democratic socialism
Anti-clericalism
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationEuropa Plus (2014)
United Left (2015-2016)
SLD-The Left Together (2018)
European Coalition (2019)
Democratic Left (2022–)
The Left (2023–)
ColoursYellow and black
Sejm0 / 460
Senate0 / 100
Website
http://wir.info.pl

The Freedom and Equality (Polish: Wolność i Równość, WiR), previously called Union of the Left (Polish: Unia Lewicy, UL); is a minor social-democratic political party in Poland founded on 20 March 2005 through the union of several left-wing organisations and parties, including: Worker's Democracy, Young Socialists, Antyklerykalna Partia Postępu RACJA, Centrolewica Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, Demokratyczna Partia Lewicy, Nowa Lewica, Polska Partia Pracy, Polska Partia Socjalistyczna. and Unia Pracy.

The party is supported by the "Democratic Women's Union" (Demokratyczna Unia Kobiet), Polish LGBT rights groups, and several small left-wing organisations.

References

  1. "O nas".
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*: Zbigniew Ajchler
**: Piotr Adamowicz et al.,
***: Marek Biernacki
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