Kukiz'15
Kukiz'15 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Paweł Kukiz |
| Founded | May 2015 |
| Headquarters |
ul. Nowy Świat 39 00-029 Warsaw |
| Ideology | Right-wing populism[1] |
| Political position |
Right-wing[2] Big tent[3] |
| Sejm |
36 / 460 |
| Senate |
0 / 100 |
| European Parliament |
0 / 51 |
| Website | |
| http://ruchkukiza.pl | |
Kukiz'15 is a right-wing political movement in Poland led by punk rock musician Paweł Kukiz. It is an association, which is not formally registered as a political party. The key postulates are:
- Eliminating the monopoly of political parties in parliament ("destroying particracy").[4]
- Electoral reform from a proportional representation to first past the post.[5]
- Separation of government, courts and parliament,[6]
- Protection of civic liberties.
History
The movement was founded after Kukiz stood in the 2015 presidential election, winning 21% of the vote and coming in third during the election's first round. Kukiz's primary issue during the election was the replacement of Poland's proportional representation electoral system with single member constituencies,[7][8] which was the subject of a referendum in September 2015.
The movement is particularly popular among young people, with Kukiz having won 42% among voters aged 18 to 29 in the Presidential elections 2015.[9]
In the 2015 parliamentary election Kukiz'15 cooperated with the far-right National Movement, which gained 5 of Kukiz' 42 parliamentary seats.[10]
On April 2016 National Movement management decided to leave Kukiz'15, but only one MP followed party instructions.[11] These ones, who stayed in Kukiz'15, together with a few other Kukiz' MPs, formed association "National Democracy" (Endecja).[12]
Footnotes
- ↑ Parties and Elections in Europe: The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck
- ↑ The newsletter of the Suddex European Institute, Autumn 2015, p. 10
- ↑ http://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/1639115,1,ludzie-od-kukiza-w-sejmie-kim-sa-czego-chca-kto-moze-ich-przejac.read?backTo=http://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/1648678,1,kukiz15-ma-spore-szanse-zeby-sie-rozpasc-to-zle-wiesci-dla-pis.read
- ↑ "Kukiz: narodził się ruch, który przywróci państwo obywatelom". pikio.pl (in Polish). 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ↑ Official website
- ↑ "winnicki o zmianie konstytucji powrot do klasycznego trojpodzialu wladzy".
- ↑ Aleks, Szczerbiak (15 May 2015). "What does Paweł Kukiz's election success mean for Polish politics?". London School of Economics. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ Wąsik, Zosia (6 May 2015). "Ex-rock star is third most popular candidate for Polish presidency". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ Moskwa, Wojciech (16 July 2015). "Rock Star's Campaign Burns Out in Boost to Polish Opposition". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ Radikale Nationalisten im polnischen Parlament Der Standard, October 27, 2015 (German)
- ↑ "Narodowcy opuszczają klub Kukiza, ale czterech zostaje. "Jedność Ruchu Narodowego jest fikcją"".
- ↑ "Powstaje Stowarzyszenie "Endecja"".
External links
- Official website (Polish)
