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Polish People's Union

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The Polish People's Union (Polish: Polskie Zjednoczenie Ludowe, PZL) was a political party in Poland.

History

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The party was established in Congress Poland in 1917 as the "United Party", but was renamed PZL in 1918 after several members defected to the Polish People's Party "Piast".[1] The party contested the January 1919 elections to elect the first Sejm of the Second Polish Republic. It received 3.8% of the vote, winning 35 seats.[2]

However, it split in August 1919, with some members joining Narodowe Zjednoczenie Ludowe and others joining Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie".[3]

References

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  1. ^ Zjednoczenie Ludowe WIEM Encyklopedia
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1509 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. ^ Polskie Zjednoczenie Ludowe (do 1919) Sejm (in Polish)