Right Wing of the Republic

Right Wing of the Republic Prawica Rzeczypospolitej
Leader	Krzysztof Kawęcki
Founded	20 April 2007
Headquarters	ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 13, Warsaw
Ideology	Social conservatism Political Catholicism Ordoliberalism Euroscepticism
Political position	Right-wing
National affiliation	Parliamentary club Law and Justice (2015)
International affiliation	European Christian Political Movement
European Parliament group	European Conservatives and Reformists Group
Colours	Blue, Red
Sejm	1 / 460
Senate	0 / 100
European Parliament	1 / 51
Regional assemblies	5 / 555
Website
http://www.prawicarzeczypospolitej.org/
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The Right Wing of the Republic (Polish: Prawica Rzeczypospolitej) is a political party in Poland founded by former Marshal of the Sejm Marek Jurek on 20 April 2007 after he had left Law and Justice on 16 April 2007, when the Sejm failed to pass a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion. The party positions itself as a Christian conservative party with a strong focus on family rights and a pro-life stance.^[1][2] It is allied with the ruling party of Poland, Law and Justice (PiS).

Political program

The program of the Right Wing of the Republic includes:

• Constitutional protection for prenatal life.
• Prohibiting prostitution and pornography.
• Public combat against cultural Marxism and gender ideology.
• Restoration of capital punishment for homicide and rape.
• Tax concessions for families and expanded pro-family policy.
• Privatization of some state-owned companies (excluding strategic energy and mining industries).
• Longer maternity leave.
• Reinforcement public health care.
• Opposition to joining euro zone.
• Reduced government spending.
• Labor law liberalization.
• Holidays on Sunday and other religious festivities.

Sejm members

• Jan Klawiter

Former Sejm members

• Marek Jurek
• Małgorzata Bartyzel
• Marian Piłka
• Lucyna Wiśniewska
• Dariusz Kłeczek
• Artur Zawisza

Former Senat members

• Adam Biela
• Mieczysław Maziarz

European Parliament members

• Marek Jurek

Election results

Sejm

Election year	# of votes	% of vote	# of overall seats won	+/–
2011	35,169	0.24	0 / 460
2015	5,711,687	37.6 (#1) with Law and Justice	235 / 460 *	78	Majority

*Only 217 of those were actually from the party. 9 of the elected were members of Solidarity for Poland, 8 were members of Poland Together and Jan Klawiter was a member of Right Wing of the Republic. Under an agreement between the two parties he is an independent in the Sejm (not affiliated to any parliamentary faction).^[3]

See also

Conservatism portal

References

External links

• Official website