National Workers' Union (Poland)
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The NZR was established in June 1905 in Congress Poland by National Democracy (ND) in order to increase its support amongst the working class.[1] However, following the Revolution of 1905, it broke away from ND, which had adopted a more pro-Russian approach.[2] By 1906 the party had 15,961 members.[3] It subsequently left the National League and joined the Temporary Commission of Confederated Independence Parties in 1912 after adopting a more pro-Austrian position.[2]
The party ran in the January 1919 elections to elect the first Sejm of the Second Polish Republic, and although it only received 1.2% of the vote, it won 32 seats.[4] On 23 May 1920 the party merged with the National Party of Workers to form the National Workers' Party.[1]
References
- 1 2 Jerzy Jan Lerski (1996) Historical Dictionary of Poland, 966–1945, Greenwood Publishing Group, p380
- 1 2 Lerski, p381
- ↑ Teresa Monasterska (1973) Narodowy Związek Robotniczy 1905–1920, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, p40
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1509 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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