Polish Labour Party

Polish Labour Party

Infobox_Political_Party
party_name = Polish Labour Party
party_
colorcode = #FF0000
leader = Bogusław Ziętek
foundation = 11 November 2001
ideology = Democratic Socialism, Social Democracy, Anti-globalism
headquarters = ul. Wyzwolenia 18, 00-570 Warsaw
international = none
website = [http://www.partiapracy.pl http://www.partiapracy.pl]
The Polish Labor Party (Polska Partia Pracy, PPP) is a minor left-wing political party in Poland, describing itself as "socialist".Fact|date=October 2007 It was created on November 11 2001 as the 'Alternative - Labor Party' (Alternatywa – Partia Pracy) and acquired its current name in 2004. The party is affiliated with the "Wolny Związek Zawodowy "Sierpień 80" - Konfederacja" trade union.

The party is opposed to privatisation of state assets resulting from the post-communist reforms of the 1990s and supports increased state expenditure. It is opposed to Polish involvement in the European Union and supports increased cooperation with Poland’s eastern neighbours, free education and health care, free (state funded) contraception and abortions, recognition of same-sex civil unions, the withdrawal of Polish troops from Iraq, the elimination of conscription and the introduction of a professional military, and the introduction of a 35 hour working week. It opposed the introduction of a flat tax and the introduction of capital punishment. The PPP also advocates a withdrawal from the concordat between the Polish state and the Catholic Church.

The Party’s candidate in the 2005 Polish presidential election, Daniel Podrzycki, died in a car accident on September 24 2005, one day prior to the Parliamentary election. The party achieved 91,266 votes or 0.77% in the 2005 elections, [ [http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/article.php3?id_article=949 "Where Does the Left Come From?"] - Retrieved 21/07/08] 1.00% in the 2007 elections. In the 21 October 2007 National Assembly election, the party won 0.99 % of the popular vote and no seats in the Sejm and the Senate of Poland.

References

External links

* [http://www.partiapracy.pl/ Polska Partia Pracy] (official polish website)
* [http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/article.php3?id_article=949 "Where Does the Left Come From?"]


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