United Left (Poland)

The United Left (Polish: Zjednoczona Lewica, ZL) was a political and electoral alliance of political parties in Poland.

The alliance was formed in July 2015 by the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), Your Movement (TR), Polish Socialist Party (PPS), Labour United (UP), and The Greens (PZ) to jointly contest the forthcoming parliamentary election.^[2][3][4] The formation of the alliance was in response to the poor performance the Polish centre-left in the 2015 presidential election, and was backed by the All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions (OPZZ).^[5] On 14 September 2015 the Polish Labour Party (PPP) joined the alliance.^[6] On 4 October 2015, it was announced that Barbara Nowacka, co-leader of TR, would be the alliance's leader and prime ministerial candidate.^[7][8]

In the 2015 parliamentary election on 25 October 2015, the ZL received 7.6% of the vote,^[9] below the 8% electoral threshold, leaving the alliance without any parliamentary representation. It was dissolved in February 2016.^[1]

References

External links

• Official website (Polish)

Political parties in Poland
Represented in the Sejm	Law and Justice (216) Civic Platform (133) Modern (30) Polish People's Party (16) Poland Together (9) Solidary Poland (9) Union of European Democrats (4) Congress of the New Right (1) National Movement (1) Real Politics Union (1) Right Wing of the Republic (1)
Represented in the Senate	Law and Justice (56) Civic Platform (33) Poland Together (4) Solidary Poland (2) Catholic-National Movement (1) Polish People's Party (1) Social Democracy of Poland (1) White-Reds (1)
Represented in the European Parliament	Civic Platform (19) Law and Justice (17) Polish People's Party (4) Democratic Left Alliance (3) Coalition for the Renewal of the Republic (2) Congress of the New Right (2) Labour United (1) Right Wing of the Republic (1)
Other existing parties	Alliance of Democrats Christian National Union Confederation of Independent Poland Democratic Party – demokraci.pl Greens League of Polish Families National Party of Retirees and Pensioners National Revival of Poland Party of Regions Pirate Party of Poland Polish Communist Party Polish Labour Party Polish Socialist Party Razem Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland Silesian Autonomy Movement Socialist Alternative Union of the Left Women's Party Workers' Democracy Your Movement
National minorities committees represented in Sejm	German Minority (1)
Defunct parties	Camp of Great Poland Catholic People's Party Centrolew Christian Democracy Christian Union of National Unity Citizens' Movement for Democratic Action Communist Party of Poland (KPP) Communist Party of Poland (Mijal) Confederation of Independent Poland Conservative People's Party Democratic Union Freedom Union Front Morges Labour Party League of the Right of the Republic Left and Democrats Liberal Democratic Congress Movement for Reconstruction of Poland National Democracy National Party National People's Union National Radical Camp National Radical Camp National Radical Camp Falanga National Radical Camp ABC National Workers' Party Social Alliance Solidarity Electoral Action Peasant's Party People's Party Poland Comes First Polish Beer-Lovers' Party Polish Centre Polish Christian Democratic Party Polish People's Party "Piast" Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie" Popular National Union Polish Socialist Party Polish Socialist Party – Freedom, Equality, Independence Polish Socialist Party – Left Polish Socialist Party of the Prussian Partition Polish Socialist Party – Revolutionary Faction Polish Workers' Party Polish United Workers' Party Reason Party Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania Solidarity Electoral Action United People's Party
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